An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies.
Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Zephyrhills, confiscating machines and cash. They also charged officers of a company in Miami that sold slot machines to illegal casinos. At least five people face various gambling and money-laundering charges after an operation led by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and involving several other agencies.
During the investigation, which started in 2022, undercover officers posed as gamblers played the slot machines and others posed as casino owners to gather evidence on the Miami company that supplied machines to the illegal gambling operations…