North Carolina arrests Poker Stars for Illegal Activity
In a statement released about the situation, Ron Kaylor, Deputy Director of Operations for North Carolina State Alcohol Law Enforcement Division said, "It was a fairly large operation for North Carolina. It was basically a mini-casino. This is the first one I've seen in my 20 years like this." During the raid the authorities took more than 70 thousand dollars, as well as a craps table, a roulette wheel as well as blackjack and poker tables with investigators stating that the establishment additionally had a fully staffed and operating kitchen to feed players.
Police said that they received countless complaints about the property prior to conducting their own undercover investigation. Complainants regarding the building claimed it was used for many poker, blackjack and roulette games and hosted a number of large tournaments a year with immense amounts of money from up to 50 people in a tournament.
Both professional players involved reside in nearby Raleigh. Gracz, a World Series Of Poker winner, stated that it was a waste of tax dollars for more than a dozen officers to spend about eight hours at the scene. "They could go catch sexual predators or something that has a real impact on society. If they had gotten two guys to come there, they could have asked us to leave the premises and we would have left. It is illegal in North Carolina, I understand that. In every state, whether it's legal or not, people are playing poker." Gracz is being charged with a minor allegation, however Bell is being further investigated as an owner of the illegal establishment.
Published by Catrina Rudd
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