‘Local golfing legend’ ran illegal sports gambling business, prosecutors say

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Prosecutors charged a “local golfing legend” with running an illegal sports gambling business on Friday.

Ronald Lynn Kilby, 71, of Lakeway, Texas, managed an illegal sportsbook that collected more than $2.4 million from 2019 to 2026, according to federal prosecutors. People who lost money occasionally dropped off cash at Killer’s Golf, a sports bar in McAllen.

Prosecutors charged Kilby by filing a document called a criminal information. It’s typically used when a defendant plans to plead guilty…

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