The $15,500 hit to Strothers’ wallet fine represents “a penalty of $500 for each of the 31 basketballs found to have been overinflated” during multiple inspections in 2022.
A Wildwood carny rigged games on the boardwalk last summerAmusement operator Christine Strothers was bounced from the boardwalk for 10 years and slapped with a $15,500 fine for running the ruse, authorities announced this week.
Steph Curry wannabe sharpshooters had little chance of winning a prize due to the overinflated basketballs, authorities said.“There are always people looking to get over on other people,” said Cliff Jimenez, 56, the owner of Wildwood’s Watergate Deli on Pacific Avenue. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s the times we’re living in.”
The $15,500 hit to Strothers’ wallet signifies “a penalty of $500 for each of the 31 basketballs found to have been overinflated” during multiple inspections in 2022,from the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission, which is part of the state Department of Law and Public Safety.
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