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Are internet cafes magnets for crime?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Internet cafes are seemingly a bull's-eye for bad guys. Local sources began looking into the reason why internet cafes are frequently held up after Wednesday's chaotic crime spree that started Wednesday afternoon when, according to police, an...
New internet cafe plans to open on Northside of Jacksonville
Unclear if arcade was approved before or after moratorium JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A month after the Jacksonville City Council voted unanimously to place a moratorium on internet cafes, we learned a new sweepstakes center plans to open its doors on the Northside. The...
About that internet café ban: 94 in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - They're called adult arcades. Formerly known as internet cafés, these businesses are in storefronts in almost every neighborhood in Jacksonville. Once banned by state law, the city of Jacksonville has issued permits for 94 of them. Hundreds more...
Jacksonville internet cafés operating without permits
Sheriff tells us that most in city are running legally JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Hundreds of internet cafés, also known as adult arcades, are operating in Jacksonville, and many remain open after having their permits revoked. Over the past decade, we have reported on raids...
Raid marks new crackdown on gaming machines in NC
North Carolina has banned video poker for 12 years, but now fish game tables are the new trend. According to arcade operators, they’re following state law because the money a person can win is based on skill not luck. Officials say otherwise. Authorities on...
Ohio Casino Control Commission: Illegal slots disabled in Clermont and Brown County raids
Gaming equipment, cash and documents were seized Wednesday during a multi-county raid in Clermont and Brown counties. The Ohio Casino Control Commission initiated the investigation after receiving complaints that Choice Cigar & Tobacco in Bethel was operating...
Plans to legalize sports betting could surface in the Carolinas next year
In the roughly six months since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports gambling, a handful of states have sprung to action to legalize the practice, from New Jersey to Mississippi. In North Carolina, home to three major-league sports teams, the issue...
Several internet cafes close in St. Augustine
Several internet cafes in St. Augustine have closed up shop. While the reason behind all of the closures isn’t clear, the St. Augustine Police Department recently sent letters accusing the businesses of violating the law by having “gaming devices which pay off in...
ALE Cracks Down on Illegal Video Gaming Machines
ASHEBORO –State Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents led a raid on a business that was operating illegal gaming machines. ALE confiscated about two dozen gaming machines from the Lucky Day Skill Games & Fish Tables, 1200 N. Fayetteville Street. “The gambling...
Wait, that’s illegal?
One of my favorite things to do at hometown festivals is sit down with family or friends and play a round or two of bingo. It’s a relatively inexpensive activity at most festivals and can provide hours of entertainment. What I tend to forget, as far as bingo goes, is...
Home, Assets Tied Up For Years As Family Awaits Forfeiture Process
The owners of a Michigan business were charged three years ago with running an illegal gambling operation. While the husband and wife who own the business have not been convicted of a crime, law enforcement officials have nevertheless frozen nearly all of their assets...
Internet cafes may soon need special-use permit to operate in Toledo
Anyone looking to open an Internet cafe in Toledo Ohio may soon have to secure a special-use permit before their patrons can log on. Councilman Tyrone Riley, who represents District 1, said he will ask for support from his colleagues at the next council meeting to...
Muskegon man convicted of running an illegal gambling operation
DETROIT, Mich. - An Ingham County Circuit Court jury on Sept. 21 convicted a 46-year-old Muskegon man of conducting an unlicensed and illegal gambling operation in Muskegon two years ago. The felony charge was filed in 2016 following a joint investigation by the...
Internet café shut down for alleged illegal gambling
SPRING HILL FLORIDA - It's game over for the owners of an internet café engaged in illegal gambling, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say the business was giving out cash payments to customers for their winnings. Illegal gambling is a...
Illegal gambling operation in Lansing Michigan
LANSING - Five women face felony charges in connection with an alleged illegal gambling operation that ran under a false storefront in South Lansing. One of the women — Li Hua Deng — owned and managed the casino, according to court testimony from Special Agent...
Illegal gambling Raids in Muskegon Michigan
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A business owner faces up to a decade in prison for setting up an illegal gambling operation at his Muskegon internet café. An Ingham County jury last week found 49-year-old James Scott Postema guilty of conducting an unlicensed and illegal...
Legality of internet cafes in Lenoir County
LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. - As soon as drivers enter Lenoir County on Highway 11, they're greeted by large, flashing and colorful signs. The signs advertise sweepstakes cafes, four of them along a three-mile stretch of this highway. They're places cafe owner Janice Thompson...
Robbery at internet cafe in Belleview Florida
The incident took place at the Lucky Lady Internet Cafe at 5713 SE Abshier Blvd. at 1:52 a.m. Sunday. BELLEVIEW - An internet cafe here was the scene of a shooting and an attempted robbery early Sunday, according to officials with the Belleview Police Department....
Internet cafe Bust includes Kent Ohio police captain
A captain with the Kent Police Department and his wife were arrested and charged in connection with internet cafe raids that took place throughout Lorain County last month. James Cole, 52, of Stow, and his wife, Audrey Cole, 45, of Stow, were included in the 10 secret...
Belleview moves ahead on internet cafe rules
Regulating internet cafes After several weeks of crafting a final draft for a proposed law regulating internet cafes in Belleview, the City Commission voted Tuesday to move the proposal forward. Currently, the cafes operate with little regulation with some open 24...
