KENHORST, Pa. A man who worked at a pawn shop said he was witnessing law enforcement officials entering a neighborhood business, Windfall Amusements’ 777, in the Kenhorst Plaza shopping center.
“They took out all their machines,” Sean Robison said. “We asked her what happened and they said, ‘They will no longer be in business.'”
Investigators removed 60 illegal gambling machines from the gaming parlor, which advertised itself as a casino, according to Berks County District Attorney John Adams.
A facility manager told 69 News that the company believed it was working legally and that he was not informed about why it was being robbed.
People could still be seen trying to enter.
“I had a customer come today,” Robison recalled. “They stopped by [at] our store. They would go and do the skill games, but they were shut down. “
Meanwhile, a representative of an anti-gambling group in Pennsylvania said he was glad places like this were getting more attention.
“It’s a huge problem, and we hope the Pennsylvania General Assembly will take strong action to tighten state law, shut down skill games and say no dice for more gambling in Pennsylvania,” Pennsylvania Shelter Peter Shelly said against illegal gambling. “Slot machines belong in license, regular casino, period.”
Many employees and others in the mall said they were envious of what information could be revealed from the large number of items removed from the property.
“They took laptops. They took their internet, everything in there,” Robison said.
The district attorney said he will reveal more details about the robbery at a news conference on Friday.
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