{"id":240373,"date":"2022-11-01T04:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T09:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=240373"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:18:41","slug":"oklahoma-city-gambling-raid-leads-to-eight-arrests-suspected-marijuana-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oklahoma-city-gambling-raid-leads-to-eight-arrests-suspected-marijuana-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Gambling Raid Leads to Eight Arrests, Suspected Marijuana Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight suspects were arrested following the recent raid of an illicit gambling operation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gambling machines, cash, and gaming tables were discovered in the search, police said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240375\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-240375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kokh-142x80.png\" alt=\"An Oklahoma City, Okla., police cruiser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-240375\"class=\"text-description\">An Oklahoma City, Okla., police cruiser, pictured above. Local police recently raided an illegal gambling site. (Image: <em>KOKH<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The raid took place on Friday in a 23rd Street property located on the capital city\u2019s northwest side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Numerous sealed packages of suspected marijuana were also seized by police, <em>KOKH<\/em>, a local TV station, reported. The street value of the drugs is unknown, but it was described as \u201cmultiple pounds of marijuana\u201d by <em>KFOR<\/em>, another local station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The suspects were identified as Meilan Chen, 32, Meiyu Chen, 65, Ji Ni, 60, Lei Wang, 34, Shengkun Weng, 32, Hong Zheng, 34, Qi Zheng, 54, and Sha Zie, 36. Each was placed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oklahoma-casino-restaurant-guests-will-get-meals-beverages-from-robot\/\">Oklahoma<\/a> County Jail. It&#8217;s unclear if any of the suspects are related. Each suspect will face criminal trials in local courts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The charges include distribution of a controlled substance, commercial gambling, and proceeds derived from violating a state statute, <em>KFOR<\/em> said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The search was approved by a local judge after police presented evidence to a court. Officials requested a warrant for the raid.<\/p>\n<h2>Chickasaw Mobile Gaming<\/h2>\n<p>On another gambling front, Oklahoma\u2019s largest gaming operator, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/feds-approve-chickasaw-nation-for-on-reservation-mobile-gaming-in-oklahoma\/\">Chickasaw Nation<\/a>, was approved for mobile gaming in September.<\/p>\n<p>The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGC) okayed Class II online gaming for the tribe for bettors within the boundaries of its reservation. Chickasaw lands comprise some 1,230 square miles in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight suspects were arrested following the recent raid of an illicit gambling operation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gambling machines, cash, and gaming tables were discovered in the search, police said. The raid took place on Friday in a 23rd Street property located on the capital city\u2019s northwest side. Numerous sealed packages of suspected marijuana were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":240375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[13766,81917],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oklahoma City Gambling Raid Leads to Eight Arrests<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eight suspects were arrested following a recent raid of an Oklahoma City, Okla. illicit gambling joint. 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