Gambling Operation In Coral Springs, Florida Busted By Police

Sports gambling is a big time business in the United States. With legal places such as Las Vegas available for people to place bets, there still is illegal gambling going on all around the country.

One such operation was broken up by police on Thursday. Coral Springs, Florida was the location where the operation was being run. It stretched as far as Tampa, according to authorities.

Norman Weissman was the leader of the illegal gambling ring. He faces charges of money laundering, bookmaking, and racketeering. Bernard Sherman was also arrested on the same charges. Sherman was said to be Weissman's right hand man.

The operation was run out of Runyon's restaurant in Coral springs. That was where the organization's members would meet to discuss business. Police claim the owner and employees of Runyon's did not know the operation was taking place in the restaurant.

"Sports betting is still a big business for traditional organized crime. We have a lot of legal gambling in Broward County but we also have a lot of illegal gambling that's going on that we're not going to tolerate," said Sheriff Al Lamberti.

Twelve people in all were arrested in the operation in which policemen went undercover to infiltrate the crime ring. Other arrests are still expected in the case.

May 24, 2008
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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