Atlantic City Casino Poker Room Hosting Illegal Gambling Ring

In what is being considered one of the most serious mob operations in the history of Atlantic City, 23 people were arrested in a sting on an illegal gambling ring.

Operation High Roller, as it was called, focused in on The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, where police say there was an illegal gambling ring that was being run out of the casinos poker room.

The casino itself was not an accomplice to the crimes as the police say they helped in the sting operation by allowing them to use casino surveillance video.

The Philadelphia mob is what police feel is at the head of the operation as they were able to link money from the casino to wire rooms that were located in Philadelphia.

Six employees of the casino were also arrested in the sting and they are likely to lose their licenses. Four men that were arrested were the links to the Philly mob.

The ring was apparently a sports gambling operation, which would make sense since there are no sportsbooks located in Atlantic City.

The city has worked hard over the years to keep organized crime out and was successful in their efforts, but in recent years they have lightened in their attempts to keep the mob out.

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