{"id":152221,"date":"2020-10-17T08:34:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=152221"},"modified":"2020-10-17T22:03:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T05:03:43","slug":"anaheim-california-gambling-joint-raid-leads-to-dozens-of-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/anaheim-california-gambling-joint-raid-leads-to-dozens-of-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim, California Gambling ‘Slaphouse’ Raid Leads to Dozens of Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 70 people at a suspected gambling operation were detained this week in Anaheim after police raided a storefront and seized over two dozen video gaming machines and electronic gambling tables.<\/p>\n

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Anaheim, California police detained 70 people late last week after a court-ordered raid of an alleged illegal gambling “slaphouse”.\u00a0(Image: OCHawk)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

California police are continuing to crack down on these types of alleged illegal gambling operations– known as \u201cslaphouses\u201d– which are often hidden in abandoned businesses.<\/p>\n

Out of the 70 detained, 25 were given citations for such offenses as drug possession. Thirteen were booked at the Anaheim Detention Facility for more serious offenses, including warrants, parole\/probation violations, and gambling violations, Anaheim Police Sgt. Shane Carringer told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Any suspects who remained in custody should have appeared in court already by [Thursday],\u201d<\/strong> Carringer additionally told Casino.org<\/em>. He noted that three handguns were found at the suspected gambling site, as well as a \u201cvariety of drugs and drug paraphernalia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The raid took place on Tuesday. Police, firefighters, and a SWAT team each took part.<\/p>\n

Officers used flashbangs to initially startle the crowd. Between 25 and 30 police officers took part in the court-ordered search. The business was described by KCAL, a local TV station, as a \u201cshuttered storefront for an out-of-business hydroponics shop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carringer also told the Orange County Register <\/em>that such suspected gambling sites \u201care dens of criminal activity.\u201d The gambling den was believed to be in operation for several months, the report adds.<\/p>\n

Slaphouse Explained<\/h2>\n

“Slaphouse” is the term used to describe an illegal gambling operation found in a residence or business, KABC, another local TV station, explained in a report. The name relates to players \u201cslapping\u201d the controls on some of the games.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In January, the Long Beach Post<\/em>, another California newspaper, reported that several illegal gambling operations were appearing in the Long Beach region over the last year. They were found in a vacant dollar store in Zaferia and an old thrift shop in North Long Beach, the report added.<\/p>\n

Between July 2019 and January, local police closed eight different alleged illegal gaming sites, the Post<\/em> said. Visitors were apprehended.<\/p>\n

Weapons Often Discovered During Raids<\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you look at the crime of gambling, it\u2019s a low-level misdemeanor. But yet what we\u2019re seeing around these locations are people carrying guns,\u201d<\/strong> Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna recently told several residents, the Post<\/em> reported. In one search, local police seized four gambling machines, four firearms, assorted ammunition, and about $2,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four years ago, Westminster police raided another slaphouse. Police back then seized a six-seater arcade game from the site, the AP reported.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, last month police in North Carolina raided six alleged illegal gambling businesses<\/a> and confiscated unlicensed gambling machines, weapons, cash, and drugs.<\/p>\n

The owners of the six raided businesses claim they\u2019re not operating gambling games, but skill games.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, one person died and three others were wounded after an assailant opened fire<\/a> at a suspected illegal gambling den in Brooklyn, NY. It is located in the Brownsville neighborhood of the borough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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