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Canadian police have stated that millions of dollars...
 December 13, 2007, 10:58 am (9 years ago)Canadian police have stated that millions of dollars in revenue each year stems from illegal operations, and that the proceeds from many of the illegal gambling rings are associated with the funding or organized crime in the province.
After an ongoing investigation that began in December 2006, police in Mississauga, Canada have arrested and charged seven people with running illegal gambling houses. The arrests came after a series of several raids in which 80 people were held for questioning.
The Ontario Provincial Police Illegal Gambling Unit cooperated with the Peel Regional Police to execute search warrants geared towards four businesses located in Mississauga. The Illegal Gambling Unit of the OPP is part of an organized crime section that is headed by a specialized police unit that partners with police services in Toronto, London, Peel, York, Windsor, and Ottawa. The unit is responsible for investigations province wide into the illegal operations of gambling services.
Clint Hunter, OPP Detective, stated that the investigations had proven that four separate gaming houses were in the act of inviting public players. Players were being invited to play Texas Hold ‘Em, along with other poker games, and were being charged fees to participate in the games. Warrants for the businesses involved were obtained on July 21st and August 26th, with the final warrant being issued on Monday, August 27th. Charges were also brought against the players involved in the illegal operation, however, they were unconditionally released. Charges involving the seven owners of the four operations, however, will be brought for “keeping a common gaming house”.
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