With Casino Coming, Cleveland Police Raid Illegal Gambling Club

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The residents of the city of Cleveland will soon have a casino that they can call their own. Until that happens in the coming years, gamblers will continue to seek out alternative places where they can place their bets. One of those places was raided Saturday morning.

A search warrant was served by Cleveland police at 3020 Superior Avenue at 3:45 in the morning. The gambling taking place inside was just one of the criminal activities that was found. Police arrested thirty people on various charges relating to drugs, weapons, stripping, and gambling.

The after hours club was apparently home to all the debauchery that could take place in one environment. The establishment was not licensed for any of the activity that was taking place, and the gambling crackdown could have something to do with the new casino being built.

"We have seen in other areas where police agencies crack down on illegal gambling when a casinos is on the way," said Gaming Analyst Steve Schwartz. "It is a way for authorities to ensure that all future gambling money goes to the casino, and then on to the state through tax revenue. There is no certainty that was the case in this instance, but it is a possibility that the police were sending a message."

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert won the right to build a casino through his Rock Gaming company last November. Voters for the first time ever in Ohio approved casino gambling. Four casinos will be built in the state, one each in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. Gilbert owns the rights to the Cleveland and Cincinnati casinos.

Rock Gaming, which operates under the Rock ventures shell, reached an agreement with Harrah's Entertainment to operate the casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Gilbert and Harrah's are expected to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the gaming facilities. Penn National will own the casinos in Toledo and Columbus.

August 29, 2010
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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