Gardiner police, Maine gambling unit conduct search at Lisbon business
Several police vehicles from Gardiner were on scene of a Lisbon business Monday where officials said they were executing a search warrant. (Photo courtesy of Adam Jones)
A Lisbon business is under investigation over a case linked to a potentially illegally operated gambling machine in Gardiner.
The Gardiner Police Department, in conjunction with Maine’s Gambling Control Unit and the Lisbon Police Department, was executing a search warrant Monday at the Lisbon business. The Sun Journal is not identifying the business because no criminal charges or allegations have been brought by authorities.
At the business on Monday, police vehicles and a U-Haul truck could be seen in the parking lot.
The Gardiner Police Department previously told the Kennebec Journal the agency was informed of a potentially illegally operated gambling machine this past January. The information came from an official with the Maine Gambling Control Unit, according to Gardiner police Sgt. Kaleb Marston.
Marston said the Gardiner business was suspected of operating a gambling machine that accepts cash and dispenses collectable cards that can have a monetary value. While it’s legal for nonprofits to operate such machines with licenses, it’s illegal for a business that’s for-profit, he said.
The machine was seized as part of the investigation, Marston said at the time. No charges have been filed.
An email sent Monday to the Maine Gambling Control Unit seeking additional details was not immediately returned.
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Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls. More by Donna M. Perry
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal. More by Keith Edwards
