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Reported by: Maite De La Rosa Friday, Nov 7, 2008 @11:23pm CST The 14 people busted in Odessa yesterday for allegedly being part of the illegal gambling operations, are all out on bond. Their bond was set at $ 3,000. These people are facing Class A misdemeanors: gambling promotion, keeping a gambling place and possession of gambling paraphernalia. The Department of Public Safety teamed up with some other agencies to raid four businesses and one house on Bookins Street, along with two vehicles. Around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Sweepstakes Triple Fun Internet Café, Party Game, Reno Lights, and Texas-e store were all raided. Troopers seized computers, flatscreens and other equipment. DPS Lieutenant Bryan Rippee said, “There were 200 gambling devices that were seized, resulted in $21, 000 in cash." Here are the names of the 14 people that were arrested: Bobby Ainsworth, Robert Babcock, Bess Ann Davis, Deborah Ebarb, Marivel Hernandez, Phuoc Ngo, William Humphries, Billy Russell, Robin Tibbetts, Nancy Rangel, Lloyd Yarborough, Ofella Urgirl, Hien Tran, and Lisa Rodriguez.
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