Huge illegal casino busted in Canada (1 Viewer)

[Taghkanic]

OTOH, it seems like this “underground” gambling establishment was cruising for a bruising.

Even after the COVID quarantined was instituted, they apparently had tons of cars coming and going and parked visible from the street… Plus tons of deliveries… All in a wealthy suburbanized McMansion area full of nosy neighbors who would call the cops if you sneezed too loudly after 7 pm.

Whatever happened to the secret gambling den in an old warehouse on the outskirts of town, with no sign of activity besides a 300-lb. 6’5” bouncer standing under a bare bulb in front of a steel door in an industrial complex? Does tradition count for nothin’ in Toronto? ;^)

 

[tabletalker7]

OTOH, it seems like this “underground” gambling establishment was cruising for a bruising.

Even after the COVID quarantined was instituted, they apparently had tons of cars coming and going and parked visible from the street… Plus tons of deliveries… All in a wealthy suburbanized McMansion area full of nosy neighbors who would call the cops if you sneezed too loudly after 7 pm.

Whatever happened to the secret gambling den in an old warehouse on the outskirts of town, with no sign of activity besides a 300-lb. 6’5” bouncer standing under a bare bulb in front of a steel door in an industrial complex? Does tradition count for nothin’ in Toronto? ;^)

Don't forget about the basements of terrible restaurants. Need a legit business to wash the greenbacks

 

[Jimulacrum]

Whatever happened to the secret gambling den in an old warehouse on the outskirts of town, with no sign of activity besides a 300-lb. 6’5” bouncer standing under a bare bulb in front of a steel door in an industrial complex? Does tradition count for nothin’ in Toronto? ;^)

This has somewhat been my experience of underground poker, but in NYC.

They certainly weren't running games at the outskirts of town, and I don't recall any bouncers, but one group had a network of hosts and multiple locations that they'd alternate and retire after a while. Some locations were apartments converted into temporary poker rooms. Some were empty commercial/warehouse spots. Some were spare rooms in bars and restaurants.

Most importantly, there was never one central spot drawing massive attention over an extended period of time. If they started to get noticed—usually noise complaints from neighbors—they'd hunt for a new spot and move on.

I could make some criticisms of their guest-list practices (e.g., the fact that I got into their games without anyone vouching for me), but overall they were doing it much smarter than this guy. They were probably making less money too, but, well, they also didn't end up getting their whole mansion and everything in it seized by the cops. Increased earnings don't matter if you lose them all.

 

[Emitsu]

I could make some criticisms of their guest-list practices (e.g., the fact that I got into their games without anyone vouching for me), but overall they were doing it much smarter than this guy. They were probably making less money too, but, well, they also didn't end up getting their whole mansion and everything in it seized by the cops. Increased earnings don't matter if you lose them all.

They actually didn't lose everything, crooked cops stole some of their personal belongings and planted evidence and the case got dismissed (as far as I remember) this video paints a better picture.

 

[fishsaybloop]

Wow the plot thickens. Could they have got a plant in the cops to do this so the case gets dropped