Gambling Den Busted

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON). Nine people have been arrested after a widespread operation to curb illegal gambling in Chatham County, NC.

These are gambling laws violated. PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) - An investigation into illegal gambling and gaming activities in Chatham County led to 17 businesses being found in violation of state law, according to the sheriff's.

A series of undercover operations led the Chatham County Sheriff's Office to break up illegal gambling operations at 17 businesses around the county, officials said. The deputies found illegal slot machines and "fish games" at the gas stations and other businesses in August, the sheriff's office. Eight Long Island men were busted Thursday for allegedly using a North Amityville deli as a backdoor gambling den.

Authorities addressed an illegal gambling den operating out of a home near the Azalea Park neighborhood of San Diego early Thursday morning. Another man has been booked into the Palm Beach County Jail for his part in a major gambling ring in which nearly $900,000 in cash was recovered. San Diego Police bust an illegal gambling den for the second time in 5 months, discovering machines, narcotics, and arresting six individuals.

Police in Alameda seized slot machines, firearms and other items following a bust of an alleged gambling den that was operating inside a home, officers said. In Oakland, police officers busted an illegal gambling den on Friday, recovering illicit goods, including guns and narcotics, authorities said.