San Jose police said they arrested two people after investigating suspected illegal gambling at a warehouse in the city. Officers seized gaming equipment, a firearm and two motorcycles reported stolen; one person was suspected of running the gambling operation, while the other was arrested on an unrelated warrant.
The arrests and seizures show police enforcement targeting suspected illegal gambling and related offenses.
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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.
Indiana authorities arrested five people following a yearlong investigation into alleged cockfighting and gambling at Red Wheel Game Farm in North Vernon. The IGC said officers executed warrants linked to felony allegations involving professional gambling, money laundering and tax evasion.
Police arrested Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart in South Carolina on 25 August 2026 over alleged lottery ticket theft. He faces three fraud charges concerning allegedly counterfeit lottery tickets. He left custody the next day after posting a $15,000 bond.
A Genesee County court sentenced two people to one year of probation after they pleaded guilty to operating a for-profit gambling house in Flint, Michigan. The Michigan Gaming Control Board said investigators seized 43 gambling computers and $2,572.48 in winnings and proceeds during a 2022 search; the defendants also received financial penalties and court costs.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James sued QCX LLC, which operates as Polymarket US, alleging it ran unlicensed gambling in the state. The lawsuit claims the platform allowed users aged 18 to 20 to bet, although mobile sports betting requires participants to be at least 21. The officials seek to stop the operation and obtain forfeiture, restitution and fines; the allegations have not been adjudicated in the source report.