Throughout Volusia County, we have these illegal gambling houses that are popping up all over,\u201d Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of like playing whack-a-mole: We\u2019ll go in with a cease-and-desist order, they\u2019ll temporarily shut down and then change locations and operate in a different venue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He said these illegal operations were \u201cstealing\u201d money from visitors, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\nFree Meals<\/h2>\n
To keep the patrons on site, the 11 gambling joints even gave players catered meals, so they didn\u2019t have to take a break to get food, Chitwood revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe inquiry into illegal gambling started two years ago. The gambling joints were investigated. Evidence was presented to a local judge who approved search warrants. The raids took place.<\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s raids, and ones taking place in the county during November, led to the seizure of more than $1.1M and the disabling of over 600 slot machines, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. The sheriff’s office plans to continue to crack down on illegal gambling and related crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
$403K in cash was confiscated and 400 slot machines were disabled following raids last week of gambling operations in Florida\u2019s Volusia County, authorities said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":326359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,86436],"tags":[13766,13700,83373,86509],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Eleven Gambling Joints Raided in Florida, Deputies Seize $403K<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n