Seven men appeared at Oxford Crown Court todaycharged with conspiracy to steal in connection with raids on fruit machines at service stations.
The charges relate to £43,000 stolen from about 50 gambling machines across the country, including Oxfordshire. Six of the men are from Hampshire and the other is from Lincolnshire.
Those who denied the charge will stand trial in September. The others will be sentenced separately.
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