Man accused of running illegal gambling house issues plea

DAYTON — A man accused of running an illegal gambling house has issued a plea.

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Sanjay Patel, 44, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of operating a gambling house via a bill of information, according to court records.

As previously reported by News Center 7, Kettering Police raided an Internet Café on South Dixie Drive in May after a months-long undercover investigation.

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Patel issued the guilty plea Wednesday before Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy O’Connell.

He had been charged with felony counts of gambling and operating a gambling house. They were dismissed.

Patel was sentenced to time served.

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