Retired couple charged in gambling house

WARREN – A Warren couple and an Illinois man are charged with operating a gambling house, the result of a Jan. 12 raid on a gambling parlor that used electronic gaming devices.

Phillip M. Cassidy, 60, and his wife, Janet K. Cassidy, 60, of Laird Avenue, were released Friday after each posted a $2,500 surety bond, set at their arraignments before municipal court Magistrate Daniel N. Gerin.

Phillip Cassidy is charged with three counts of operating a gambling house and six counts of possession of criminal tools while his wife faces two counts operating a gambling house and three counts of possession of criminal tools. The charges are misdemeanors.

They are accused of working at Wild Cherry Gaming, 2671 Youngstown Road, where 20 machines were seized.

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