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80 Arrested In Largest Gambling Raid In Decades
POSTED: 6:52 am EST November 4,
2005
UPDATED: 9:24 am EST November 4,
2005
PIGTOWN, Md. -- Eighty poker players have been charged with illegal gambling in what Baltimore police said was the largest gambling raid in the city in decades. The arrests occurred Wednesday night at a club called the Owl's Nest in a refurbished warehouse near Camden Yards. Authorities seized more than $25,000 in cash, poker chips, cards, parts for illegal gambling machines and cases of illegal liquor. Those charged were playing Texas Hold 'Em -- the variety of poker popularized in recent years in televised tournaments from Las Vegas. Police said 15 other people -- including the club's operators -- could face criminal charges.
The owner of the warehouse told The (Baltimore) Sun she thought the club operators were running a legal business helping to raise money for charity.Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and 11 News for the latest news updates.
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