Slot Machines Sold at Auction

Illegal slot machines that were seized during a raid were auctioned off on November 3rd with the proceeds going to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. The slot machine auction ended up bringing in more than $11,000 for the department, which was much more than they thought they would get for the machines.

The sheriff’s department was very clear that whoever purchased the slot machines had to use them for “amusement purposes” and that using them for wagering or payouts was illegal, and they would be seized from their owners if it was discovered that they were using them for illegal purposes. There were sixteen slot machines up for auction.

The slot machines were seized during a raid on an illegal gambling operation in October of 2006. The machines averaged $375 each. The sheriff’s department said that the money taken in from the sale of the slot machines would be used for purchasing equipment for the department.

If the items had been seized as part of a specific drug raid it would have gone into a special fund, otherwise it goes into a general fund that they can pull from in order to fund special requests. The department was pleased that they got 115 registered bidders and was second only in attendance to the auction they held for guns.

 

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