On the afternoon of the same day, plainclothes special industry police officers from the Public Security Division of Zhifu District in Yantai were conducting a routine inspection at an arcade on Nanhong Street when they discovered that the front room of the arcade was using regular gaming machines as a cover while another room contained 15 gambling machines that were being installed and tested. The officers immediately revealed their identities and apprehended the store owner along with two young people who were gambling.
According to preliminary interrogations, this arcade had just purchased 15 gambling machines, including *** machines, from the south a few days ago. They intended to use regular gaming machines as a cover to avoid police attention and conduct gambling activities. However, they were dismantled by the Public Security Division of Zhifu District in Yantai as soon as they set up operations.
Currently, this video game arcade has been shut down by the Public Security Division of Zhifu District in Yantai. The two store owners have been administratively detained, and the two individuals involved in gambling have been legally penalized. The 15 seized gambling machines were destroyed on the same evening at Loushan.
Relevant officials from the Public Security Division of Zhifu District in Yantai stated that cracking down on various forms of gambling-related criminal activities is a long-term and arduous task. In the future, the Public Security Division of Zhifu District in Yantai will take multiple effective measures to strengthen the management of related venues, ensuring that any illegal activity is dealt with immediately and without leniency to purify the social environment. At the same time, the public is encouraged to actively report any suspicious activities, and the hotline number is 110.