{"id":1042493,"date":"2021-10-26T23:39:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=190176"},"modified":"2021-10-26T23:39:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:39:48","slug":"gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Shack Raid Leads Oakland Cops to Arrest Three, Seize Flame Thrower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">Posted on: October 26, 2021, 04:39h.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">Last updated on: October 26, 2021, 04:58h.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ed Silverstein\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-content\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-info\"><span class=\"post-info-panel__author-name\"><a title=\"Ed Silverstein\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/ed-silverstein\/\">Ed Silverstein<\/a><\/span> <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower\/#\" class=\"post-info-panel__opener tablet-none js-opener\">Read More<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oakland, Calif. police are continuing to investigate an illegal \u201cgambling shack\u201d they raided earlier this month. Eleven people were detained trying to flee the gaming joint and three were arrested, according to a police Facebook post released Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190178\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190178 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.png\" alt=\"The court-ordered raid was the result of a police investigation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"892\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.png 142w, https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower-1.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190178\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.png\" alt=\"The court-ordered raid was the result of a police investigation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower.png 142w, https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gambling-shack-raid-leads-oakland-cops-to-arrest-three-seize-flame-thrower-1.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190178\" class=\"text-description\">Cash, firearms, and gaming equipment, pictured above. The items were seized by Oakland, Calif. police earlier this month in a court-ordered raid. (Image: Oakland Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While there on Oct. 14, cops seized four loaded firearms, a 50-round drum magazine, a flame thrower, and more than $17,500 in cash.<\/p>\n<p>Police also seized eight gambling machines, a quarter pound of suspected meth, and a \u201clarge amount\u201d of suspected tar heroin packaged for distribution inside of the gambling operation, police claim.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the three people arrested were charged on outstanding warrants. A third person was charged for being a felon in possession of a firearm. That person was believed to run the gaming joint.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>This is part of an ongoing investigation,\u201d Oakland police said in the statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Officers encourage anyone with information about the illegal gambling operation to contact (510) 238-3728.<\/p>\n<p>The court-ordered raid was the result of a police investigation.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior Oakland Raids<\/h2>\n<p>In an unrelated case, Oakland cops raided another alleged illegal casino operation in July as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal gaming in California. It was run out of a <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-police-raid-alleged-illegal-casino-gaming-machines\/\">car wash<\/a>, police said.<\/p>\n<p>While there, police seized 18 illegal, unlicensed gaming machines, six firearms, and two assault rifles, 30 high-capacity magazines, and $21,000 in cash. Police say these operations are tied to gangs.<\/p>\n<p>The raid took place after cops got complaints from residents. Oakland police said in July the raid was the fourth operation of its kind broken up by officers so far in the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\" readability=\"39\">\n<p>We\u2019ve shut down at least three illegal gambling operations in and around the same area. We do know that they\u2019re tied to violence, including murders, kidnappings, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking,\u201d Oakland Police Capt. James Beere told <em>KTVU<\/em>, a local TV station, in July.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Slaphouse Targeted<\/h2>\n<p>Elsewhere in California, in February some 70 people were arrested after a police raid on an alleged illegal gambling joint operating as an \u201cslaphouse\u201d in <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/california-police-continue-gambling-raids-on-alleged-slaphouses\/\">Anaheim<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSlaphouse\u201d is the term used to describe an illegal gambling operation found in a residence or business, <em>KABC<\/em>, another local TV station, explained in a recent report.<\/p>\n<p>The name relates to players \u201cslapping\u201d the controls on some of the games.<\/p>\n<p>Several gaming machines and firearms were seized, police said. 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