An Edina man and his brother were charged Friday with roaming Twin Cities area casinos and playing slots for gamblers who paid to have their bets placed, then watched live on TikTok in hopes of striking it rich.
Blake C. Fitzgerald, 40, was charged in Scott County District Court with three gross misdemeanors. He’s alleged to have run a remote bookie business for at least four months until January while at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake or Treasure Island Resort & Casino just outside Red Wing in violation of a law that prohibits placing bets on behalf of someone else.
State officials say they also detected Fitzgerald carrying out the same venture at a Detroit casino months later.
