{"id":150708,"date":"2020-10-01T08:56:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=150708"},"modified":"2020-10-01T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:04:31","slug":"7-5m-in-assets-seized-after-canadian-illegal-gambling-raid-29-arrests-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/7-5m-in-assets-seized-after-canadian-illegal-gambling-raid-29-arrests-made\/","title":{"rendered":"$7.5M in Assets Seized After Canadian Illegal Gambling Raid, 29 Arrests Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian police announced Wednesday they raided a 53-room mansion used as an alleged illegal casino earlier this summer in Markham. The search led to the seizure of approximately CAD 10M (US$7.5M) in property and currency.<\/p>\n

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Some of the $1 million in Canadian currency (US$752,080) seized by police this summer in Markham, Ontario at an alleged illegal casino. (Image: York Regional Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

York Regional Police seized more than CAD 1 million (US$752,080) in cash, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and 11 assorted firearms from the 20,000-square-foot house, during a July 23 raid north of Toronto. Weapons included an AR-15 rifle with a 30-round magazine, as well as a 9-mm Glock handgun found in the operator’s bedroom.<\/p>\n

Slot machines, mahjong tables, and more than CAD 1.5 million (US$1.1M) worth of alcohol were additionally seized. A “fully-operational casino” was discovered in the mansion’s basement, police added. There were “extremely high” betting limits at the tables, officers further revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The house also had a spa and rooms for guests. The “high-end” operation was linked to organized crime, police claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen braised shark fin is on the menu and the max bet at the baccarat table is $20k, you can expect plenty of cash around. To guard that cash, these suspects had guns. Lots of them,\u201d the York police department posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Sale of shark fin is illegal in Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The mansion is valued at about CAD 9 million (US$6.8M). It also was seized.<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, 29 suspects were charged with a total of 74 criminal offenses, police said. Police add they are investigating possible links with human sex trafficking.<\/p>\n

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