Fresh details emerge following raid of illegal Florida gambling joints

Article by : Charles Perrin Jul 30, 2024

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There has been a new development in the crackdown on illicit Florida gambling joints, according to the authorities.

Efforts to quash the rogue operators were carried out last week in Volusia County, and during the raids of 11 venues, over $400,000 was seized in cash while 400 slot machines were disabled.

Executing court instructions, the authorities carried out searches. They discovered the gambling dens were associated with a raft of robberies, shootings, and drug overdoses.

The 11 illegal casinos that were investigated by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control of Commission are as follows:

• Preview Games, 2411 Enterprise Road, Orange City.
• Winner’s Circle, 1250 S. State Road 15A, DeLand.
• Cyber Monkey, 350 S. Spring Garden Ave., De Land.
• Phoenix 3, 2500 N. Woodland Blvd; DeLand.
• Comptrek, 2525 N. Woodland Blvd; DeLand.
• Lucky Seven Arcade, 1720 S. U.S. Highway 17, Pierson.
• Spin-N-Win, 1464 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach.
• Winners, 1468, Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach.
• Lucky Duck, 1376 N. Nova Road, Daytona Beach.
• Klix Arcade, 1101 Derbyshire Road, Daytona Beach.
• Jiffy, 986 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach.

It is thought many players who visited these rogue venues were on minimal incomes, including senior citizens.

Meanwhile, 3 suspects were charged with running an illegal gambling house, while another suspect was discovered to be wanted for a parole violation.

However, the authorities have now claimed that to keep patrons on-site, the 11 gambling joints offered players free catered meals, so they didn’t have to take a break to get food.

In a statement, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said: “Throughout Volusia County, we have these illegal gambling houses that are popping up all over.

“It’s sort of like playing whack-a-mole: We’ll go in with a cease-and-desist order, they’ll temporarily shut down and then change locations and operate in a different venue.”

Along with the raids that took place last November, more than $1.1 million has been confiscated and over 600 slot machines have been disconnected in the county, according to the authorities.

Illegal gambling joints remain a prevalent concern for the authorities, but slowly and surely, these venues are being weeded out.