August 13, 2026

'21' machines seized

Hot Springs Police Chief Gary Ashcraft learned of the operation and was told the operators were claiming they had a stamp from Bosson which gave them permission, the prosecutor said.

"The only stamps I've got are the 33-cent kind," Bosson said, adding that he knew nothing about the operation until Ashcraft told him about it. "They said I OK'd it. Not!"

Police had told the operators it was illegal to use the machines and the operators shut down the machines, but then apparently resumed using them.

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