Arkansas Blog

If only he showed the same enthusiasm in busting other bookies and poker halls in his jurisdiction. Guess these guys don't provide enough benefit to the prosecutor's office over the years.

No gambling afficionados in this household, but someone tell me why this should be illegal when the Hot Springs and West Memphis gangs get whatever little game they want. Or why widely known bookies rub shoulders daily with movers and shakers? For that matter, how come folks can break their necks bullriding for money or incinerate themselves car racing for money? If folks want to go for broke financially, they're going to do it somewhere so let 'em. Just tax the hell out of the game operators and bookies so we can provide a bit of emergency food and shelter for the gamblers' kiddies. We're already doing that so let's see if we can help pay for it.

Typical. Jegley better look around his own house. I played in a private game for cash about six months ago with several current LRPD officers (including one ranking official) and a retired FBI agent. Apparently it's OK if THEY are playing.

Not to mention that action that occurs in the men's locker rooms at every country club in Little Rock and North Little Rock (actually every country club in Arkansas) every single day. Hypocrisy runs rampant.

If former state police officials can run an operation under the watchful eye of Stodola and then Jegley, what reason would they have for "busting" this operation. Guess the operators didn't have their hunting club lease dues paid in full.

Boys, you have to have your business license before you can operate in these parts. Just send your payments to the right p.o. box and you'll be fine. Check with the right members of the local establishment and they can give you the address.

Family Service Agency announced a Fundraiser featuring Bunko and Texas Hold 'Em along with Food and Open Bar for next February. Is that legal? (Forget that it's such a conflicting message that the agency that does consumer credit counselling and drug/alcohol abuse counseling is having a drinking and gaming oriented fund-raiser - which is just laughable if it weren't so sad.) But...is it legal to have these gambling parties?

Max, your graphic accompanying this piece makes it look like they they busted a slot machine joint. It was not and the channel 11 coverage showed them hauling out poker tables - no electronics involved.

I'm not condoning (nor participating in) either, but I think you're trying to put the most negative spin possible on an already tainted activity.

ARK. BLOG: It was the only photo I had handy with cards on it. But, yes, I know they hauled away poker tables, not machines. But I think it's worth noting that the machines are legal, at least in two places, while cards are not.

They're NOT slot machines... they're "electronic games of skill."

Up The Road - lol

The skill to find the slot to throw away your money?

Thank goodness for Cox and Jegley!!!

We all know that card games, dancing, and thumpity-thump music are the roots of all evil. Now that the real criminals have been caught, we don't have to worry about the carjackers hanging out on college campuses and tourist areas. Mr. Cox can sleep well knowing that no child in our fair state will have the lights/water/heat cut off during Thanksgiving break, right? Now that the immorality of Texas Hold 'Em has come to an abrupt end, no young mother that "chose life" will have to "chose" between health insurance and car insurance, right?

Thank the Lord for the Morality Police!!!

I'm sure Jegley and crew will quickly shut down the back room at the PV and LR Country Clubs soon. ;)

I believe they busted more than just this operator today.