OPP Raid Illegal Poker Games

October 13, 2006
70 charged as poker dens busted
As the song goes, you've got to know when to hold 'em,
but for 70 cardsharks at four Ottawa poker houses,
it was the OPP who knew when to fold 'em.
The OPP's illegal gambling unit raided four locations
late Wednesday, charging eight people with operating
an illegal gaming house and busting another 60 for
being found in an unlicensed gambling den.

Shortly before midnight Wednesday, about 60 officers
descended on The Poker Loft at 1211 Rooney's Lane,
The Ottawa River Club at 1111 Wellington St.,
The Uppercut Club at 2742 St. Joseph Blvd. and
The Royal at 140 Osgoode St. Police seized gambling
tools including gaming tables, chips and cards, as well as
furniture, electronics and entertainment units.

WEAPONS RAP Cops also seized over $12,000 in cash
and marijuana and charged one man with two counts of
possession of a prohibited weapon. Det. Sgt. Joe Amicone
said the raids came at the end of a six-month investigation
based on complaints that operators were charging players
fees for playing.