Law enforcement in California is trying to crack down on illegal gambling. There have been a couple of major operations held this week in different parts of the Golden State, resulting in the arrest of over hundred individuals involved in a variety of illegal activity. Things are most likely just heating up, too.
Yesterday morning, Santa Ana Police arrested 21 suspects after raiding an illegal gambling house. That facility was operating out of a cyber café, and police were tipped off from local residents who complained about the activity.
The Lucky 999 Cyber Café saw its luck run out when police showed up around 6 AM. The café is located in a strip mall and, armed with a search warrant, police swooped in, making the arrests and confiscating 19 gambling machines. Those machines, according to police were able generate income of as much as $20,000 in cash each week.
Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department tackled a major gambling ring operating in the city. Following a tip, they raided a property in Koreatown, confiscating guns, cash, drugs and illegal gambling machines and arresting seven individuals. That raid involved the local SWAT and ATF groups busting into what appeared to be, from the outside, an empty storefront. However, there was much more going on behind closed doors.