Casino Crime Round Up: Ohio Internet Cafe Raid Seizes $53K, 64 Gaming Devices

Posted on: March 16, 2023, 03:33h. 

Last updated on: March 16, 2023, 03:33h.

A court-ordered search of Findlay, Ohio’s Lucky Dragon Internet Cafe led to authorities seizing numerous gambling equipment and $53,047 in cash on Monday, according to a news report.

Ohio TV station WTOL reported police located 60 video gambling devices, four tabletop gaming devices, and a queen of hearts gaming board at the establishment.

The raid took place after residents complained about alleged gambling and drug sales at the Tiffin Avenue operation.

The owner of the Lucky Dragon could be charged with illegal gambling and operating a gambling house, Ohio TV station WLIO reported.

The agencies taking part in the search include the Hancock County Metrich Drug Task Force, the Findlay Police Department, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ohio Investigative Unit.

Potawatomi Casino Parking Garage Is Site of Explosion

A man was arrested after allegedly setting off explosions on Sunday in the parking garage at Milwaukee, Wis.’s Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.

Dennis Beard, 48, of New Berlin, Wis., was charged with two counts of possession of improvised explosives, according to Wisconsin TV station WITI.

The explosive devices were bottles in which were muriatic acid, the report said.

Following the explosions, police said they found in the garage remains from plastic bottles and burned aluminum foil.

A check of casino surveillance video revealed a man leaving two bottles in the garage. One bottle exploded. A couple of minutes later, a second bottle smoked but didn’t explode, the report said.

Beard went into the casino after leaving the garage. He provided casino staff with an ID to get a player’s card, according to WITI.

Police found clothing in Beard’s residence that matched the clothes on the man seen on the surveillance video. There was also a bottle of muriatic acid in the residence.

Beard later told investigators he learned how to create an explosion from a YouTube video. One of the bottles he used originally contained protein milk and the other originally contained Mountain Dew.

Dennis Beard further told police that “his actions were stupid,” according to WITI.

Rivers Casino Robberies Lead to $5K Reward

An activist is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects who committed three robberies on Friday outside of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill.

The person who put up the reward was identified as Pat Gibbons, according to Chicago TV station WFLD.

“The robberies within the Chicagoland area and in Chicago is out of hand,” Gibbons told the TV station. “It’s crazy. You can’t even go to a store anymore without getting your head bashed in. You can’t go to the casino without getting robbed.”

Two of the victims were pistol-whipped in the parking lot, police said. They were not seriously injured.

The suspects were in a red Nissan Rogue. It had a Florida license plate.

A fourth robbery occurred at the Mariano’s grocery store in Park Ridge, Ill.

Source: casino.org