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Authorities Raid Sweepstakes Arcades in Pensacola

By M. James Jenkins, Esq.

On October 4, 2007 this year, four sweepstakes arcades, including two in Pensacola were raided by a joint law enforcement task force including officials from the First Judicial Circuit Office of the State Attorney. The probable cause stated in the search warrant alleged that illegal gambling was occurring at these four locations. I am represent one of the facilities. The government seized almost everything at these locations: computers, paperwork and machines which, on the surface, appeared to look and feel much like slot machines. This brief article deals very basically with what differentiates a gaming device from a sweepstakes or legal video arcade game. Florida Statue Sections 849.15(2) makes it unlawful to possess or to permit the operation of any slot machine or device or any part thereof...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Blog on October 21, 2007 (boomark / email).