Woman arrested for forging check at bingo game
A 23-year-old Brooksville woman was arrested Saturday after she admitted to deputies she forged a check at a Masaryktown bingo hall.
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- The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."
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