Illegal Online Casinos at Cafes
The illegal online casino and internet gambling industry is alive and well in
Florida these days in light of the recent raids in the State of Florida that has
resulted in many arrests. The internet cafes have begun to pop up all over the
state and the government is proactively seeking out and raiding these
establishments that are conducting this illegal gambling activity. The gambling
activity through the internet is illegal in the state of Florida, as is the
operation of a gambling house without a license. The cyber cafes are being used
as portals to the online casinos and the police task forces plan to investigate
all of the raided locations.
The most recent raid in Ocala made some of the patrons quite indignant even
while the patrons acknowledge that operating online casinos out of a supposed
internet café is strictly against the law. The gamblers had it very easy when
the Ocala cyber café was open. All the gamblers had to do was pay some cash when
they walk in the door and they are then given a key card that works on the
computers to access online casino gambling. In the Ocala arrest, one woman, an
employee, was arrested to working at a gambling house. She has actually been the
only person arrested at this time though because her boss has fled the area.
The amount of money brought in by the illegal online casino gambling was
actually pretty small compared to some large-scale operations and scams. The
patrons at the café noted that the police were ruining their fun for no good
reason. Patrons seemed to believe that they deserved to continue gambling
illegally because the cyber café was quite small and not doing any harm to
anyone…not a very convincing argument for the police. |