LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Four illegal gaming businesses in Lake County have been shut down.
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Deputies executed search warrants at the businesses earlier this month.
The sheriff’s office says those gambling halls were spread throughout the county, in Tavares, Umatilla, and Astor.
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Investigators said the goal of the operation was to cut down on criminal activity and threats tied to illegal gambling.
In all, detectives seized 170 gaming machines and over $200,000 in cash.
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