Cyber Cafe Raided Over Illegal Gambling Charges

Gambling News - December 2nd, 2009 - Written by Glen

All throughout the 2009 year, Internet cafes have been raided for operating illegal gambling ventures. With unregulated local are networks and casino style gambling games easily accessed through computers, gamblers had been flocking to these venues in order to make money through the thrill of gambling. Unfortunately for the proprietors of such establishments, unlicensed gambling ventures are illegal.

A cyber cafe in Murray, Utah was raided in the last week, yielding five arrests. Those who had been charged with criminal infractions received such charges as money laundering, which is a felony, as well as gambling promotion, gambling, and possessing gambling devices. Though the latter three are misdemeanors, several of the young men, ranging from age twenty to thirty-two, already held criminal records.

The investigation took part over the past few months, with evidence being collected against the establishment's owners and management. An undercover operative had entered the premises, purchased time to play with the computers, then entitled to play games of chance through these terminals. His winnings could be retrieved from the clerks, giving him the money he won through luck.

Six employees and over forty users had been arrested or fined for their contribution to this illegal gambling business. Two patrons were also taken into custody over the possession of illicit substances.

Raids like this once again prove that legal online casinos and online opker rooms remain one of the safest ways to gamble. Rather than risk criminal activity, many players are urged to stick with legal USA online poker rooms, sportsbooks, and casinos for their Online Gambling needs.