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Methamphetamine often goes hand-in-hand with play at many covert gaming halls and is often sold or supplied by operators on-site, according to court records. The stimulant can keep patrons in front of machines for hours in a hyper-focused and confident state. It also entices them to come back for more.
“Illegal gambling dens bring drugs, violence, guns, and other organized criminal activity into San Diego neighborhoods,” said FBI spokeswoman Davene Butler.
That violence has grown increasingly conspicuous in the last year.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, a shooting at an eastern San Diego motel revealed several gaming machines set up for business in two of the rooms.
San Diego’s hidden gambling problem: illicit casinos court gangs, drugs, violence [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Tucked in an aging strip mall next to a coffee shop and a tax preparer in City Heights, the casual observer might have noticed that a clothing alterations shop was running a particularly brisk business.
But expert tailoring wasn’t the draw.
A task force raid in October found evidence of an illegal gambling den, with 16 video gaming machines, about $1,700 in cash concealed in drywall, drugs and methamphetamine pipes, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit.
That same night, investigators busted another similar den, this one just blocks away operating in a unit behind a small house.