Serving their first illegal gambling-related warrant in Sierra Vista, Arizona, officers from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) along with Arizona State Troopers, closed the doors of an alleged illegal poker room, late Thursday morning.
During the execution of the warrant, four people suspected of being connected to the unregulated poker room were taken into custody and now face charges ranging from conducting an illegal criminal enterprise, to the promotion of, and benefiting from, gambling.
The charges range from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 3 felony.
During the nine-month investigation, ADG agents found evidence of an illegal criminal enterprise involving illegal poker at The Poker Room Live, located at 64 E. Fry Boulevard, which was the focus of Thursday’s raid.
The business facilitated paying customers illegally playing unregulated casino-style poker, similar to that found inside regulated casinos.
Multiple tips from the public led to ADG’s months-long investigation culminating in Thursday’s raid.