CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - A follow-up to a story you saw first on WINK Saturday night.

Agents for the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco led a gambling raid on three Charlotte County businesses.

WINK News talked to the bar owner and a poker dealer at one of those establishments.

Blake Zinn, the owner of Coyote's, said officers weren't telling the truth about illegal poker in his establishment.

"It was an absolute lie," said Bob Lee, a poker dealer at Coyote's. Lee said the games are free.

"There's no money going across my table. When he took you in that back room and told you we were playing high stakes poker was an absolute lie," Lee said.

Saturday night, the Division of Alcholic Beverages and Tobacco temporatily shut down Coyote's. An officer told WINK News that video gambling machines were being confiscated, and illegal poker was taking place in a secret back room.

"This room here was setup. If you're one of the friends of the owner you're allowed to come back here and gamble and play poker and Texas Hold'em," said Major Patrick Roberts of the Division of Alcholic Beverages and Tobacco.

Patrons and workers here said it's not true.

Jennifer Lee, a patron, said, "It was really insulting to think that we're doing something totally illegal."

People here said the back room was opened because the bar was too noisy, and free poker games were offered to bring in customers. They'd then spend money on food and drinks, not gambling.

"It's totally free money," said Jennifer Lee.

Police told WINK News Saturday night that they conducted a three-month investigation that proved the bar was giving out gambling money. The owner, employees, and customers said they do not know where that information came from.

The owner of Coyotes said he plans to file a lawsuit against the Division of Alcholic Beverages and Tobacco.

WINK News tried to call the organization tonight to obtain the final written report of their investigation, and our calls were not returned.

The bar owner did admit to WINK News that he had video poker machines, but said he never gave out money from those either.

The Division of Alcholic Beverages and Tobacco said their evidence does not agree with that claim.