Federal authorities filed a forfeiture action today against Patte's Sports Bar on West Hollenback Avenue in Wilkes-Barre in the wake of
gambling charges being filed against owner, Pat Patte Jr., and two employees.
In forfeiture documents filed Friday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney's Office claims Patte operated an
online sports gambling site and used his bar has a place to pay out and collect bets.
Between June 2009 and Feb. 11, 2010, federal authorities placed controlled bets through the Internet gambling site, the documents say.
Patte's Sports Bar "was used to conduct transactions involving
illegal gambling activities, and/or is an asset derived from, traceable to, and constituting proceeds obtained directly and indirectly from these offenses," according to the filing.
The U.S. Attorney's Office asks that the "property be forfeited and condemned to the United States of America".
They just need to legalize it in all states for crying out loud. We sports bettors are gonna find a way to place our bet in one form or the other.
Tony
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