Jacksonville internet cafe robbed at gunpoint
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– Fish Games and Arcade Spot on Roosevelt Boulevard is the center of a robbery investigation.
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Leave a Comment (0) →District attorney sends cease & desist letters to sweepstakes locations
WASHINGTON, NC –An Eastern Carolina district attorney is giving sweepstake businesses seven days to shut down or face possible criminal charges.
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Leave a Comment (0) →3 men rob Callahan-area internet cafe at gunpoint
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla.– Deputies are searching for three men accused of holding up an internet cafe in the Callahan area early Thursday. Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said that the three men were inside the Cyber Center on U.S. 1, just north of Callahan and south of Hilliard, about 2:45 a.m. Thursday. Leeper said that when […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →15 internet cafes in Jacksonville forced to close Monday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– The deadline for 15 Jacksonville internet cafes to shut down passed at 5 p.m. on Monday. If the businesses did not comply, owners and operators were told they would face fines and possible arrests — and that their businesses may be condemned.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– The deadline for 15 Jacksonville internet cafes to shut down passed at 5 p.m. on Monday. If the businesses did not comply, owners and operators were told they would face fines and possible arrests — and that their businesses may be condemned.
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Leave a Comment (0) →People are winning — and losing — big at this hot NC arcade trend
North Carolina has banned video poker for 12 years, but now fish game tables are the new trend. According to arcade operators, they’re following state law because the money a person can win is based on skill not luck. Officials say otherwise.
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Leave a Comment (0) →‘Outsmarting the politicians:’ How an unregulated, illegal gambling industry is still thriving
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An unreglulated, illegal gambling industry is still open for business and raking in money by exploiting a loophole in a decade-old state law. “They want to call it a loophole,” said Terry Pennington, who used to own Winners World Adult Arcade in Stanley County. “I call it outsmarting the politicians.” Pennington’s arcade, which […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The growing industry of Internet gaming in Wake County
RALEIGH, N.C. – Local law enforcement admits sweepstakes parlors have become targets for violent crimes. Investigators said it’s because of the large amounts of cash they keep on hand and the late night hours.
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Leave a Comment (0) →NC County announces enforcement of internet gaming
On the morning of Tuesday, April 23, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson and his staff held a press conference at the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office headquarters, at which the county’s law enforcement agency announced a new position on internet sweepstakes and gaming.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Internet Sweepstakes Arcades
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An unregulated, illegal gambling industry is still cashing in, despite a decade-old law that making internet sweepstakes cafes illegal. The insider went through the process of opening an internet sweepstakes cafe. He’s now sharing the secrets he learned from talking to the people who sell the games.
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