LAPD raids illegal gambling operation in Reseda
RESEDA, Calif. (FOX 11) - Nine people were arrested and 32 others cited and released after the LAPD raided what they say is an illegal gambling operation in Reseda.
The location that was raided is a storefront with church signs between a boxing gym and smoke shop on Sherman Way. Police say people who live in this area grew suspicious after seeing people coming and going at all hours of the day and night.
LAPD's Vice Unit worked with SWAT and West Valley officers to serve a search warrant Wednesday night after they say they received numerous complaints about illegal gaming.
Undercover investigators confirmed the storefront, formerly an evangelical church, was now a casino, according to police.
Inside, officers found dozens of gaming machines- many known as fish games- a multi-player arcade-like video game which is very popular in Asia and in the gambling underworld.
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