SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- A friendly game of pinochle landed a group of Snohomish County senior citizens in hot water.
It turns out the nickels and dimes they waged in the game violated city law and the state has threatened to pull the senior center’s gaming permit if they didn’t stop.
The state gambling commission allows ‘social card games’ at the Snohomish Senior Center, however, the city had outright banned them since 2009.