Cait Sith Posted May 22, 2012 #1 Posted May 22, 2012 Can't say I'm surprised....gambling of all kinds have been a plague in Chinatown.... NYPD and federal officials raided a building in Chinatown believed to be the center of a network of illegal gambling activities Monday. Officials raided the six-story building at 35 and 37 East Broadway shortly before 6 p.m., a culmination of an investigation dubbed "Operation Snake Eyes" in a reference to the game of dice. Law enforcement sources said the building hosted a group of illegal gambling operators on floors 1, 3, 4 and 6 over at least the last two years. Games like mahjong, pai gow poker and computer-based slots were offered in nearly half the building's suites. Sources said the building was modified to accommodate the gambling operations, including the creation of ground-floor slots and rooms dedicated to hosting computer slots, and the installation of surveillance cameras. A neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous told NBC 4 New York it was obvious to him the building was hosting a gambling den. "In the summertime when my windows were open and their windows were open, I could hear the chips smacking," he said. There was "just gambling, men and women up till 3 in the morning, all night sometimes," he said. Another neighbor, Yue Wang, said it was "weird" when there were "people up there at 5 in the morning." Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers marched several people out of the building during the raid. Two doctors were also arrested for allegedly practicing without a license. Around $14 million in assets were expected to be seized, sources said. The building was also raided last year, when NYPD seized over $200,000. Source : http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Chinatown-Building-Raided-Broadway-Illegal-Gambling-NYPD-Homeland-Security-152362255.html ---------------------------------------------- And to think that answers my question as to why these two buses were being used as Police Buses..... I left once I saw Homeland Security. I wasn't going to stick around for that....
Brighton Express Posted May 22, 2012 #3 Posted May 22, 2012 Had to make the reference to Rush Hour 2 here. Anyways, I am not surprised either. I have heard some strange things coming out of Chinatown, in New York, in the Caribbean, lots of places.
Roadcruiser1 Posted May 22, 2012 #4 Posted May 22, 2012 Chinatown is full of illegal gamblings. Hell I can walk into a barber shop and just look behind the door. Illegal casinos all over the place.
QM1to6Ave Posted May 23, 2012 #5 Posted May 23, 2012 Doesn't the NYPD have a few retired MTA buses? Why do they keep using buses that the MTA still uses for these mass arrest operations?
YankeesPwnMets Posted May 24, 2012 #6 Posted May 24, 2012 I passed by here this morning on the bus after staying a night at my cousins...
peacemak3r Posted May 24, 2012 #7 Posted May 24, 2012 Chinatown is the only area for illegal gambling? I'd say there are a lot of Chinatown spots for that, but definitely not the only area in the NYC vicinity for illegal gambling.
INDman Posted May 25, 2012 #8 Posted May 25, 2012 Chinatown is the only area for illegal gambling? I'd say there are a lot of Chinatown spots for that, but definitely not the only area in the NYC vicinity for illegal gambling. Sure it isn't the only place for illegal gambling, but I'd say it's the biggest and most well know. It's no secret that Asians are big gamblers.
Roadcruiser1 Posted May 25, 2012 #9 Posted May 25, 2012 Asians love to gamble with Mah Jong. Not the one on Windows. The gambling one. Sort of like scrabble and the Windows Mah Jong combined.
Grand Concourse Posted May 25, 2012 #10 Posted May 25, 2012 Doesn't the NYPD have a few retired MTA buses? Why do they keep using buses that the MTA still uses for these mass arrest operations? Probably easier to take whatever buses are close by? :shrugs: As for the gambling crackdown: is it really that big of a deal? If it's just people using their own money, then that's their business. It seems to my if the government isn't involved, then it's illegal. Basically like the mob wanting kickbacks to support gambling.
Joe Posted May 25, 2012 #11 Posted May 25, 2012 It seems to my if the government isn't involved, then it's illegal. Precisely. It can't be taxed, and therefore, must be illegal.
peacemak3r Posted May 26, 2012 #12 Posted May 26, 2012 Asians love to gamble with Mah Jong. Not the one on Windows. The gambling one. Sort of like scrabble and the Windows Mah Jong combined. Scrabble and Windows Mah Jong? That's the worst analogy of mah jong I've ever heard. Closest analogy to that are dominos and playing cards.
Cait Sith Posted May 26, 2012 Author #13 Posted May 26, 2012 Scrabble and Windows Mah Jong? That's the worst analogy of mah jong I've ever heard. Closest analogy to that are dominos and playing cards. They had those two along with Mah Jong, table games and slot machines.
B3 Via Av U Posted May 26, 2012 #14 Posted May 26, 2012 What's up with the SBS sign on the bus? Tell me the Nova RTS's are'nt programed for SBS...
Guest Lance Posted May 26, 2012 #15 Posted May 26, 2012 Most of the buses have all available routes programmed in them, regardless of whether or not said bus will ever see service on a particular route.
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