SACRAMENTO – California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents seized gambling machines at three businesses in California following undercover investigations in San Jose, Salinas and Santa Maria. On August 17, 2017, agents posted a Notice-of-Suspension at Waves Café in San Jose after ABC agents discovered illegal gambling devices on the premises, along with the possession of […]
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DOJ Agents & Kern County Deputies Seize 124 Illegal Gambling Machines
BAKERSFIELD – After receiving citizen complaints about possible illegal activity taking place in and around some businesses in the Bakersfield area, on March 27, 2107, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents teamed with Kern County Sheriff’s deputies to conduct an enforcement operation in the Oildale, east Bakersfield, and south Bakersfield areas. The DOJ Bureau […]
“Dino the Casino” Indicted for Illegal Gambling Business, Money Laundering, and Cocaine Distribution
SACRAMENTO — Following an investigation by the California Department of Justice – Bureau of Gambling Control and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment November 17, 2016 against Nive Hagay, 31, of Los Angeles, charging him with operating an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and cocaine distribution. According to […]
DOJ Special Agents Target Illegal Gambling in Solano County
SOLANO COUNTY – On July 12, 2016, special agents with the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Gaming Control seized gambling equipment at internet cafes in Fairfield and Vallejo. At the Talk N Win in Fairfield, special agents seized 20 illegal gambling computers, shutting down the business. They also seized 19 illegal gambling computers from […]
25 People Charged in $10 Million Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Operation
SAN DIEGO – Twenty-five people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment with participating in an illegal gambling operation that laundered an estimated $10 million in gambling proceeds through Chula Vista and San Diego card rooms in what is believed to be the biggest illegal gambling prosecution in San Diego County in recent memory. […]
Loomis Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling Business Connected to Internet Cafes
SACRAMENTO – On July 30, 2015, Capital Sweepstakes Systems, Inc., a corporation headquartered in Loomis, and Kevin Freels, 41 of Loomis, pleaded guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business related to internet sweepstakes cafes. As part of its plea agreement, Capital Sweepstakes agreed to forfeit more than $1.5 million in profits generated through its illegal […]
