Effingham County Sheriffs deputies along with officers with the Rincon Police Department, Springfield Police Department, and Guyton Police Department, raided seven Effingham County convenience stores Thursday morning during a commercial gambling sting.
The Effingham County Sheriffs Office Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a six month long investigation into illegal gambling after authorities received multiple complaints from citizen’s and from local law enforcement agencies in reference to several stores in the area providing cash payouts to individuals playing video poker machines within the businesses.
Investigators have recovered approximately 30 machines and seized a large amount of cash from the businesses which were raided. The search warrants were conducted simultaneously.
Sheriff McDuffie said “Businesses who operate these machines and issue cash payouts are in violation of Georgia law. We are grateful to the citizens who brought this illegal activity to our attention and to the investigators who worked so hard to conduct a thorough investigation. “ The Effingham County Sheriffs Office worked in the partnership of local municipalities in executing these search warrants.
Several individuals were arrested in this operation and more arrests are expected.
The following businesses will be closed until further notice and were in violation of Georgia Law:
B&N Shop and Go
407 S. Laurel Street
Springfield, Georgia
Chevron Time Saver
601 S. Laurel Street
Springfield, Georgia
Shell Gas Station
588 Highway 21 South
Rincon, Georgia
BP Gas station
101 South Columbia Ave
Rincon, Georgia
Rinku Gas station
507 Church Ave
Guyton Georgia
Sunoco Gas station
Highway 21 at Silverwood
El Cheapo Gas station
1023 Longbridge Road
Rincon Georgia
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