Florida authorities grab illegal slot machines, closing two arcades
The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC), with the help of the Saint Petersburg police service, worked together to eliminate two illegal arcades.
The two sides of Saint Petersburg were at the center of the actions to apply the FGCC, because Florida’s law strictly regulates the approved game in the state, and the fun arcade and the 49th Street Arcade were interesting for the investigators.
The FGCC and the Florida police work to fight against the illegal arcades
FGCC and Saint Petersburg police officers would have seized thirty illegal slot machines and game video games from The Fun Arcade based on 90116th Street South.
In addition to the devices, $ 15,654 in cash were taken by the agents. They also arrested Ghazwan Samaan and Anthony Jamel Abuead on a charm each possession of slot machines and a chief of the game house.
Twenty-nine illegal slot machines, a video game table and a cash $ 4,266 were seized at the 49th Street Arcade, 800 49th Street South.
Angela D. Sutton was arrested and charged with a head of possession of slot machines and a chief of the game house.
“These coordinated operations demonstrate FGCC’s continuous commitment to eliminate illegal game companies that undermine our regulated games industry and have a negative impact on Florida communities,” said Carl Herold, Director of Games Application
Police and FGCC see the security risks of the illegal game
“Thanks to the continuous support of our state partners, we remain firmly in our commitment to delete illegal game machines from our community. We will not allow these illegal operations to undermine the security and well-being of our residents, said the chief of the Saint-Petersburg Police Anthony Holloway.
Slot machines can only be authorized in places that have the required approval of the FGCC, eight of which are betting installations in the counties of Miami-Dade and Broward, and six establishments of the Seminole tribe of Florida.
Herold added that “casinos and slot machines are only allowed in specific approved installations in Florida. Any other operation is illegal, and we will continue it vigorously. ”
The FGCC was active in the second half of 2025, because we reported that the game regulator orchestrated a similar dismantling of an illegal operation in Port Richey.
The New Port Richey police services managed to obtain two hundred and forty-nine-nine-nine-nine machines and one declared $ 194 262 in what the police said that the alleged game product. “
Star image: St Petersburg Police Department via Facebook
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