Wed. Feb 12th, 2025
Charges: Zimmerman woman ran illegal gambling scheme through Facebook

A Zimmerman woman is accused of illegally live-streaming gambling content through her personal Facebook account.

Betsy Ann Morine, 42, was allegedly was behind 29 livestreams of various gambling activities, such as pull tabs and bingo, between March and November 2023, according to charges filed this week.

The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement first received word of Morine’s Facebook account in July 2023, stating she was making posts involving pull tabs not registered by the state.

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The post also listed Cash App and Venmo accounts so that players could send money for bets they had placed, the complaint states.

Morine also allegedly placed orders on Facebook for gambling equipment, such as pull tab boards, from illicit businesses outside of Minnesota. That’s when authorities were able to track down Morine’s home that was used as a delivery address.

On Dec. 14, 2023, authorities executed a search warrant Morine’s house on the 500 block of Egret Lane, and arrested Morine at the scene.

Morine allegedly admitted to investigators that she operated the Facebook page with the same name, further admitting to conducting illegal gambling over the course of several months.

Bradley Stemke, Flickr

Bradley Stemke, Flickr

In all, Morine received nearly $51,000, paying out nearly $43,000, according to the complaint. The total amount of money withdrawn from the account was nearly $13,500.

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Morine is charged with one count of selling or possessing unstamped gambling materials and four counts related to maintaining a gambling operation, participating in gambling income, conducting a lottery, and collecting proceeds from illegal gambling activities.

If convicted, Morine faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. She has been summoned to appear in court on March 12.

By Xplayer