Police bust up alleged gaming house in Kitchener, seize $36K
Posted Feb 2, 2022 09:52:00 PM.
NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE
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Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service's Organized Financial Crime Team have completed a search warrant in Kitchener.
On January 30, 2022, the Organized Financial Crime Team, with the assistance of the Emergency Response Team, the Traffic Services Unit and the OPP's Anti-Money Laundering Unit, completed a search warrant at an industrial unit in the area of Ottawa Street South and Nyberg Street.
While conducting the search warrant, officers located 18 people in the unit and evidence of illegal gaming; 17 of those individuals were actively engaged in gambling and were arrested for Found in Gaming House. Their money was seized as evidence.
As a result of the search warrant, police seized the following:
- More than $36,000 in Canadian currency
- Four electronic gaming machines
- Three gambling tables
- Approximately 500 poker chips (representing roughly $10,000)
- Two computers
- Cell phones
- Surveillance equipment
As a result of the investigation, police have charged two males, a 51-year-old from Kitchener and a 54-year-old from Cambridge, with several offences, including Keeping a Gaming House, Book-Making, Found in Gaming House, and Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000.
The investigation is continuing, and additional charges are anticipated.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips can also be submitted at www.waterloocrimestoppers.
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