The Allen County Sheriff’s Office said officers found items linked to alleged illegal gambling during a search at Lafayette Mart in Fort Wayne. Alex Brookshire and Makiyah Moore, who jointly own and operate the store, were arrested and charged with offences including facilitating illegal gambling.
The arrests and seizure concern alleged illegal gambling at a retail premises in Indiana.
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Police in Decatur, Alabama, arrested five people after searching a home in the 1000 block of Hoover Avenue SW on 20 October. Officers found several gambling machines, an undisclosed sum of cash and an assault rifle; the suspects face charges including promoting gambling and simple gambling.
Police in Decatur, Alabama, arrested five people after searching a home in the 1000 block of Hoover Avenue SW on 20 October. The Decatur Police Department, its Vice/Narcotics Unit, Special Enforcement Team and Special Weapons and Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at the property. The five people arrested were charged and released on bond later that day, the report said.
Galveston police conducted 21 search-and-arrest warrants across the county on 29 October, targeting an alleged illegal gambling network. Police seized $2m in cash and assets, a preliminary figure, and raided 14 businesses. Four people were charged with organised criminal activity, each with a $250,000 bond.
The Vice and Narcotics Unit of the Galveston Police Department carried out 21 search-and-arrest warrants countywide on Thursday, October 29. Police seized electronic eight-liner machines, which are similar to slot machines, in the City of Galveston, Texas City and La Marque.
Columbia police and other agencies seized cash and gambling machines in Tennessee on 25 August. Searches recovered $1,328,269 and 144 machines, while officers arrested 13 people. Authorities said they expected further indictments following the investigation into alleged illegal gambling.
Zurich cantonal police searched an illegal poker venue in Opfikon on 28 October on behalf of the Swiss Federal Gaming Board, according to a report. Officers found about 60 people playing poker and seized around CHF15,000 in cash, along with tables, chips, electronic equipment and documents. The inspection also uncovered immigration and employment irregularities, including three people working without the required authorisation.
Zurich cantonal police searched an illegal poker venue in Opfikon on the evening of Wednesday 28 October, acting on behalf of the Swiss Federal Gaming Board (ESBK), according to a report. Officers found about 60 people playing poker at premises on Flughofstrasse and seized around CHF15,000 in cash, along with poker tables, chips, electronic equipment and documents.
British police raided four illegal gambling venues in central Manchester. Officers arrested four people and seized more than £20,000 in cash. One suspect faces allegations including money laundering and providing illegal gambling.