Police have charged seven people with running illegal poker rooms following a series of raids in Mississauga in which as many as 80 people were originally detained.
Members of the OPP's Illegal Gambling Unit in co-operation with the Peel Regional Police executed search warrants on four Mississauga businesses in the past several weeks. The warrants were executed at Topflight Poker Club, 125 Topflight Dr.; Pockets at 6160 Netherhart Rd., Unit No. 10; No Limit Club at 5500 Tomken Rd., Unit 8; and Hollywood, at 2408 Haines Rd., Unit 5. After an investigation that began last December, police raided one unit in Mississauga on July 21 and busted two operations last Sunday and one on Monday, according to Det. Staff Sgt. Clint Hunter.
He said the investigation confirmed that four gaming houses were inviting the public to attend to play Texas Hold 'em and other games of poker, with people charging fees for the activity.
Police decided not to charge the players, who were released unconditionally.
Police say millions of dollars are made from these operations and often the proceeds can wind up with organized crime. Sometimes drugs and weapons are seized, but none were seized in these latest raids, police said.
08-29-2007, 01:05 PM
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