Fort Payne police seized 38 gambling machines and more than $7,200 in cash during raids at three locations in DeKalb County, Alabama, according to the report. Police also arrested Gael Garcia, who faces charges including possession of gambling devices and promoting gambling; the machines were reportedly making cash payouts.
The seizures and charges show local enforcement targeting alleged illegal gambling operations in Alabama.
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The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office seized $95,000 during an investigation into alleged illegal gambling at Angel’s Rosa Parks Food in Paterson, New Jersey. Officers executed a search warrant on 26 August 2026 and arrested owners Alejandro Munoz-Soriano and Cesar Munoz-Soriano, who were charged with promoting gambling and possessing gambling records and devices; both were released pending a court hearing.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Mohamed Belyaqout and Mabielka C. Cumbrera after raiding Slot 24/7 in Sarasota and seizing 66 slot machines. Both were charged with keeping and maintaining a gambling house and possessing slot machines; officials also seized an undisclosed amount of cash.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it shut down an alleged illegal gambling operation operating behind a garage-door repair business in Florida. Deputies seized 46 machines and $25,220, and arrested two people who authorities said faced charges including operating an illegal gambling house and RICO violations.
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.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission and Highland County Sheriff’s Office seized 63 slot machines from a Greenfield business during a joint operation, according to the commission. Authorities had investigated the site after receiving complaints about unlicensed gambling machines and also seized an undisclosed amount of money. The commission said it would continue working with law enforcement on illegal gambling cases.
After the Ohio Casino Control Commission teamed up with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, 63 illegal slot machines were confiscated. Investigators had already been looking into a Greenfield business over suspected unlawful gambling, and that is where the devices turned up. The site sits along State Route 753, but officials have kept its precise name private.