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Poker's Amarillo Slim Pleads Guilty to Assault - 2004-02-12
The famous poker player known as "Amarillo Slim" has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor assault charges for improper physical contact with a 12-year-old girl, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Thomas Austin Preston, 75, who is known around poker tables as Amarillo Slim was sentenced to two years deferred adjudication -- essentially two years probation -- and fined $4,000 by a judge in the northwestern Texas city of Amarillo on Tuesday, Oldham County, Texas prosecutors said.

Preston could have faced felony charges, which would have brought a much more severe sentence. The girl was a relative of the poker player, according to documents presented in court.
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Raid seizes poker machines - 2004-02-12
Authorities raided two Edgecombe County convenience stores this week, charging the clerks with video poker machine violations.

In addition, alcoholic beverage licenses for Sarah's Grill in Temperance Hall and Peaden's Grill in Macclesfield might be taken away following the investigation, authorities said.

Coined "Operation Poker Run," Edgecombe County deputies and N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement officers joined forces to check on stores that operate video poker machines. During the undercover campaign, an ALE agent played the video games, then checked to see what kind of payout each store would make.
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