9 charged with illegal lottery, bookmaking in Rhode Island

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HaveABall — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:38:10 GMT

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RedStang — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:12:28 GMT

Amazing Police work. Total bust-$128,800. Cost to pay the 8 cops in the pic, 800k. Where's the video. They were probably high fiving each other.

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Stack47 — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 05:03:37 GMT

Most of these illegal lotteries book bets on the state's pick-3 game numbers paying $600 to $1. It looks like this syndicate was involved in drug trafficking too. The gamblers didn't lose any more than they would playing the legal state lottery, but the bills they were paid off with were probably rolled up and might had white powder.

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music* — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 01:46:58 GMT

I these crimes are happening in a small State then what is occurring in the Big States

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winsumloosesum — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:14:11 GMT

Illegal lottery, bookmaking.

I guess the fentanyl was handed out to people who lost all their life's savings. Ease the pain

9 charged with illegal lottery, bookmaking in Rhode Island

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 23:59:51 GMT

Providence police say they've arrested nine people and seized cash and drugs after discovering illegally lottery and bookmaking operations at several businesses in the city.

Police announced Thursday that they executed search warrants for several locations last weekend and seized about $60,000, other items and paperwork associated with illegal gambling operations. Six people were arrested.

Authorities arrested three other people after executing a search warrant at another location and find... [ More ]