He was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered not to operate bingo games in Florida.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

Duncan pleaded no contest more than 20 years ago to creating a fake charity to sponsor bingo games.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

Duncan pleaded no contest to setting up a fake charity, called Army Navy Union, to sponsor bingo games.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

He also reportedly obtained national charters and state permits that allowed bingo games to operate as charitable activities, free from taxes.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

He was charged with keeping a gambling house, sponsoring unlawful bingo games and failing to follow guidelines for games of chance in Leon County, Fla.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

Allied Veterans was founded in 1979 and evolved from a charitable organization that ran bingo games and held bake sales for veterans to a group suspected of widespread illegal gambling around Florida, according to an Internal Revenue Service affidavit.

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The card games, bingo and sports hosted safely outside America attract not just hard-bitten punters but also occasional gamblers out for some fun.

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By 1989, Duncan was running South Carolina's largest bingo network, with 28 games.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

Entertainment and social games such as bingo are offered.

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