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August, 2018

Dozens indicted after internet cafe sting

Legal News August 31, 2018

The Sting takes place!

ELYRIA — Several individuals were indicted on charges in connection with last month’s raids of internet cafes throughout Lorain County.

10 secret indictments in connection to the raids were unsealed, according to court documents. Audrey Cole, 45, of Stow; Roscoe Blankenship, 46, of Clinton; Edward Simon, 46, of Canton; Edward Brown, 54, of Barberton; James Cole, 52, of Stow; Diana Scribner, 52, of Amherst; Zachary Brown, 28, of Barberton; Donald Pasters, 52, of Grafton; Joshua Woehler, of Barberton; and Kimberly Strader, 55, of Amherst, were indicted on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and charges linked to operating a gambling casino.

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New fish game rules in Davidson county NC

Legal News August 21, 2018

Whether it is legal to own and operate “games of skill” is still ambiguous on the state level, but some local leaders have decided to go ahead and prohibit these electronic gaming businesses often referred to as “fish-table” games.

The City of Lexington recently issued a six-month prohibition on new permits for businesses operating table-mounted video games that pay out rewards, usually cash, for accumulating points by “catching” electronic fish.

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Lawmakers look to crack down on sweepstakes machines

Legal News August 16, 2018

Video gambling continues in North Carolina

RALEIGH, NC

The state House is trying to beef up penalties for illegal sweepstakes operations, but it’s unclear if the Senate will consider the bill just days before the scheduled end of lawmakers’ session.

The House Finance Committee on Tuesday morning introduced a rewritten version of House Bill 471 that would make it a Class G felony to possess or operate two or more electronic gaming machines. Possession of the machine is already illegal — the result of a lengthy effort by the legislature to ban internet sweepstakes parlors — but the initial charge is a misdemeanor.

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Ohio internet cafes raided in illegal gambling investigation

Legal News August 6, 2018

Players Choice in the Sheffield Center Plaza was one of the businesses raided by law enforcement agencies from around the county and the Ohio Casino Commission.

Local internet cafes were raided throughout Lorain County Wednesday as part of a coordinated investigation by a host of state and local agencies.

Law enforcement, including Lorain, Amherst and Sheffield police, Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies, the Ohio Department of Taxation Criminal Investigations Division and the Ohio Casino Control Commission, raided several internet cafes, including one in Midview Plaza in Eaton Township and three in Sheffield Township along North Ridge Road.

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Five internet cafes went down in Marion County FL

Legal News August 1, 2018

MARION COUNTY, Fla. The Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team executed search warrants after an investigation revealed illegal activity going on inside of five different internet cafes in Marion County.

Meghan Shay who’s the spokesman for the force said, “UDEST is specifically targeting internet cafes that are engaging in illegal gambling activity, which means they have games of chance that they’re carrying out, not games of skills.”

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