Indiana Police Raid The Shack Again For Illegal Gambling

Police headed into a house known around town as The Shack and raided the place arresting 10 people and charging them with illegal gambling, another 7 people were cited for playing illegal gambling games.

The house, located on the 3700 block of North Keystone Avenue, has been raided before, but this time police seized a pull tab machine, tickets, video equipment and about $2500 in cash.

The house is referred to as a pea shake house. These houses offer a variety of gambling options in the neighborhood, most of the options are lottery style, much like the pick three and pick four state games.

The police have been cracking down on these pea houses with undercover operations. In March and April 20 people were arrested in a similar sting to the one on Wednesday.

The reason for the crackdown is the police' belief that these illegal gambling operations are just a gateway to bigger problems such as drugs and other criminal activity.

Indianapolis has a long history with these pea shake houses, which are most prevalent in black neighborhoods and the amount of citations issued this year so far has drawn the ire of some residents, as they question where the priorities lie of the local police office.

September 20, 2007
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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