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A form of extortion, if you do it right, is gambling. Or as I call it, preying on those that think they will actually come out ahead. OK, a few might, but a lot of others are losing in order to make someone a winner. Over time, only a few may come out ahead.

A couple of gamblers running football boards were found out due to their hooch making. We saw these guys with hooch making materials. When their cell was shaken down, hooch made from fruit was found. Upon shaking down the cell, two different football boards were found with 18 playing on one and 17 playing on the other. An “Owe Me” list was found, gambling tickets and an address book with 2 pages of guys listed that were involved in the gambling.

A different inmate was caught typing up a list titled “Master Sheet” with 34 monikers on it. At the bottom was typed “33 people = $66.00.” Many gambling boards were found in this cell.

A group of guys were caught gambling at a table on the flag. They had a container full of about 800 cards that had been marked with a magic marker. These were being used as poker chips.

Gambling has always created problems in prisons and always will.

Gambling was getting quite refined in this place. An inmate was caught walking around with some papers. An officer asked to see them. One sheet had nicknames and numbers on it. The other sheet had the heading “House Rules.” These were rules for gambling that the inmates in the block had established.