Former Gala Bingo manager, Gerald Burton, 42, is accused of stealing from his employer to the tune of £32,000 between May 2012 and February 2013.
Burton faced magistrates and also faces additional charges including converting criminal property and false accounting in 2012 and 2013 all related to the Gala Bingo in Fenton.
He has entered a plea of not guilty as he appeared before magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Wednesday. Magistrates sent Burton to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court to face a judge.
Burton was granted bail until his court date on 25 April.