Seniors express frustration with new no-gambling policy at Amherst Senior Center

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — For nearly 35 years, 95-year-old Dave Derrico has been a familiar face at the Amherst Senior Center card tables.

A retired police lieutenant who supervised the department’s gambling squad, Derrico said the center’s enforcement of a no-gambling policy has changed an activity many seniors looked forward to each week.

“It’s not the same playing for no prize,” Derrico said…

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