UKGC announces illegal gambling den raid

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Officers from Tarian Regional Organized Crime Unit, working in partnership with the U.K. Gambling Commission, HMRC and Cardiff City Council Licensing, executed six warrants across Cardiff on Wednesday 28 February.

The warrants followed intelligence that an illegal gambling den was operating in Splott.

Two males were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and gambling act offences. The den, which occupied the upstairs area of an industrial unit in Splott, was searched, and all gambling paraphernalia seized and removed. The seizure included six poker tables, a spinning prize wheel, poker coins and chips, and multiple flatscreen televisions.

Kay Roberts, Gambling Commission Executive Director of Operations, said: “We are committed to tackling illegal gambling activity across the U.K. and will continue working closely with law enforcement and partner agencies to achieve this.”