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Orange County shuts down illegal gambling operation disguised as garage door business. A row of brightly lit slot-style gaming machines with colorful digital screens sits inside a dark room, each machine glowing with neon outlines and displaying various game graphics. Empty chairs and drink bottles are positioned in front of the machines.

Gambling

Orange County shuts down illegal gambling operation disguised as garage door business

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office shut down what officials say was an illegal gambling operation...

Suswati Basu 8 months

Silver Gambling Machines in row. Florida Gaming Control Commission Seizes 22 Illegal Gambling Machines

Gambling

Florida Gaming Control Commission seizes 22 illegal gambling machines

Suswati Basu 8 months

Jeff Duncan. SGLA pushes back against Florida bill clamping down on online gambling and sweepstakes

SGLA pushes back against Florida bill clamping down on online gambling and sweepstakes

Rachael Davies 8 months

Florida Gaming Control Commission destroys 147 illegal slot machines. A yellow CAT bulldozer drives over and crushes a large pile of broken electronics and metal debris on a concrete lot. Behind it, a yellow Komatsu excavator is parked near a wooded area under a blue sky.

Gambling

Florida Gaming Control Commission destroys 147 illegal slot machines

Ross Kilvington 8 months

Wife of sheriff Marcos Lopez hit with racketeering charge as 0K bond set. Robin Lynn Severance Lopez appears in a red jail uniform during her first court appearance, speaking via video from a detention facility. Lopez's wife has now been arrested for a second time. Robin Severance-Lopez, estranged wife of former Osceola sheriff, accepts plea deal

Gambling

Robin Severance-Lopez, estranged wife of former Osceola sheriff, accepts plea deal

Suswati Basu 8 months

Florida Attorney General wants illegal gambling penalties raised. Attorney General James Uthmeier in a brown blazer and light-colored shirt, stands in front of US and Florida flags

Gambling

Florida Attorney General wants illegal gambling penalties raised

Ross Kilvington 8 months

Florida House weighs gambling overhaul tightening penalties and regulating fantasy sports. A person holding a smartphone displaying a live sports betting interface, with a city skyline blurred in the background at sunset.

Betting

Florida House weighs gambling overhaul tightening penalties and regulating fantasy sports

Suswati Basu 8 months

Florida gambling crackdown continues as another 134 slot machines seized. Two scenes combined: on the left, a person in a hoodie appears to inspect or manipulate a slot machine in a dim setting; on the right, a worker in a blue shirt loads a large gaming machine onto a moving truck using a ramp.

Gambling

Florida gambling crackdown continues as another 134 slot machines seized

Joel Loynds 9 months

Betting

Where is Hard Rock Bet legal? Casino giant appears to launch ‘slot-style’ games in Florida

Rachael Davies 9 months

Florida sheriff Marcos Lopez arrested after casino raids expose illegal gambling operation

Gambling

Witness held on money laundering charge in Sheriff Marcos Lopez gambling case

Graeme Hanna 9 months

Wife of sheriff Marcos Lopez hit with racketeering charge as 0K bond set. Robin Lynn Severance Lopez appears in a red jail uniform during her first court appearance, speaking via video from a detention facility. Lopez's wife has now been arrested for a second time. Robin Severance-Lopez, estranged wife of former Osceola sheriff, accepts plea deal

Gambling

Osceola Sheriff Lopez’s wife arrested for second time in gambling ring case

Joel Loynds 9 months

Florida's Lee County law enforcement seize another 111 illegal slot machines. Lee County Sheriff's police vehicle

Gambling

Florida’s Lee County law enforcement seize another 111 illegal slot machines

Joel Loynds 9 months

Three plead guilty in court in illegal Sheriff Lopez gambling ring case. Sheldon Wetherholt and Sharon Fedrick both pleaded guilty and signed plea agreements in Lake County court.

Gambling

Three plead guilty in court in illegal Sheriff Lopez gambling ring case

Joel Loynds 9 months

Illegal arcade raid evidence showing gambling video game tables, slot machines, stacks of seized cash, and counting machine on a desk. Florida authorities seize illegal slot machines, shutting down two arcades

Gambling

Florida authorities seize illegal slot machines, shutting down two arcades

Suswati Basu 10 months

Mugshot of former Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez wearing a black shirt, looking directly at the camera. Suspended Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez allegedly linked to other illegal casinos, Now an affidavit has revealed more details about Marcos Lopez and his alleged associates.

Gambling

Affidavit reveals details in $21M illegal gambling case involving ex-Osceola sheriff Marcos Lopez

Suswati Basu 10 months

A photograph of a collection of vibrant lottery balls suspended against a stark white background. Second largest Powerball jackpot claimed, amounting to .787 billion

Gambling

Second largest Powerball jackpot claimed, amounting to $1.787 billion

Sophie Atkinson 11 months

Miami-Dade Corrections images of Kenia Landa and Beatriz Vichot. Two women arrested in Miami-Dade for alleged illegal gambling operation

Gambling

Two women arrested in Miami-Dade for alleged illegal gambling operation

Rachael Davies 11 months

Cape Coral Police Department seizes over 0K in illegal gambling casino raid. Police vehicle in the rain

Gambling

Cape Coral Police Department seizes over $500K in illegal gambling casino raid

Rachael Davies 11 months

Nearly 250 slot machines seized in Florida illegal gambling busts. A split image showing a close-up of a slot machine with a winning combination on the left side, and a sunny Florida street lined with palm trees and cars on the right side.

Gambling

Nearly 250 slot machines seized in Florida illegal gambling busts

Joel Loynds 12 months

Mugshot of former Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez wearing a black shirt, looking directly at the camera. Suspended Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez allegedly linked to other illegal casinos, Now an affidavit has revealed more details about Marcos Lopez and his alleged associates.

Gambling

Suspended Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez allegedly linked to other illegal casinos – court documents

Suswati Basu 1 year

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