Local

Four charged following illegal gambling bust in Charlotte

999 Arcade

CHARLOTTE — Four people are facing charges in what CMPD says was an illegal gambling bust in Charlotte.

The department says the Alcohol Beverage Control Unit and a SWAT Team seized 102 illegal gambling stations from the 999 Arcade.

The arcade is on East Independence Boulevard near Wallace Road.

CMPD says officers also found $37,000 in cash and two guns.

Four people are charged with felony and misdemeanor gambling crimes.

A fifth person was issued a citation for a misdemeanor gambling offense.

0