{"id":428,"date":"2025-08-26T12:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceforterminals.com\/?p=428"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:13:23","slug":"police-execute-southwest-floridas-largest-illegal-gambling-bust-seize-540k-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sourceforterminals.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/police-execute-southwest-floridas-largest-illegal-gambling-bust-seize-540k-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Execute Southwest Florida\u2019s Largest Illegal Gambling Bust, Seize $540k+ Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Historic bust<\/h2>\n

Police in the city of Cape Coral have reported the successful execution of what it stated was the \u201clargest illegal gambling operation crackdown in Southwest Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

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428 gambling machines<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The operation centered on illegal casinos, with the Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD) seizing over $540,000 in cash and 428 gambling machines.<\/p>\n

According to CCPD Officer Mercedes Simonds, the raids were conducted in collaboration with the Florida Gaming Commission (FGC) across seven locations in the city of Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

The coordinated operation followed a \u201cmonths-long, comprehensive\u201d probe, with over 90 law enforcement personnel on Friday morning storming into six casinos and one home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Preying on residents<\/h2>\n

The targetted businesses were, according to a CCPD news release,\u00a0\u201cfound to prey upon vulnerable populations, particularly elderly residents <\/a>struggling with gambling addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officer Simonds added that the gambling machines had also been:\u00a0\u201cdeliberately calibrated to ensure consistent losses for patrons.\u201d According to Fox4 Now<\/em>, police found gambling machines \u201cwith payouts as low as 18.5%.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida gambling laws state that such machines must be calibrated to at least 85% payout rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The CCPD named the six casinos raided as Vegas Style Games,\u00a0Jacks Arcade, Senior Chuckies, White Sands, Jackpot Corner, and Jackpot Island.<\/p>\n

Case still developing<\/h2>\n

The CCPD stated authorities made no arrests during the raids but identified \u201cmultiple persons of interest.\u201d While highlighting the \u201csize and scope\u201d of the morning raids, police said the investigation was still in its early stages and remained ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The CCPD thanked the City of Cape Coral for its \u201ccontinued support in eliminating these illegal establishments,\u201d and mentioned the FGC as being \u201cinstrumental throughout the course of this investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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