Smithville, Tx–Today the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office reported a Feb. 20 raid at 632 Texas 71 just east of Smithville. The announcement said officers found 41 eight-liner machines (similar to slot machines) and charged a Bastrop man with gambling promotion, possession of a gambling device and keeping a gambling place.
The charges are Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in county jail and up to a $4,000 fine. Charged was Muhammad Bukish Tasssam, 48, according to the press announcement. Tabasssam was subsequently released on $3,000 bail, the statement said.
Sheriff Terry Pickering also reported that 19 others were issued citations for gambling, a Class C misdemeanor. Those cited include residents with addresses in Smithville, La Grange, Austin, Jacksboro, Lexington, West Point and Flatonia.
Class C misdemeanors are punishable by fines of up to $500.