Lee sheriff's raids on five arcades lead to 10 gambling arrests, $1.6M seized
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Lee County deputies and the Florida Gaming Control Commission served search warrants Oct. 27 at five arcades in Fort Myers, North Fort Myers and Bonita Springs and at a home in Pennsylvania. Ten people were arrested on charges that include racketeering conspiracy, keeping a gambling house and money laundering, and officials seized 239 illegal slot machines and about $1.59 million in cash, gold and frozen bank accounts.
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Also reported by: Lee County Sheriff's Office via WINK News, FOX 13, Gulf Coast News
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