Nassau cops bust multimillion dollar gambling ring

Nassau police made 12 arrests Wednesday night after breaking up a multimillion dollar gambling ring. Police say a daily numbers betting game was being run out of bodegas and delis mainly in Freeport

News 12 Staff

Jun 1, 2006, 10:31 PM

Updated 6,782 days ago

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Nassau police made 12 arrests Wednesday night after breaking up a multimillion dollar gambling ring.
Police say a daily numbers betting game was being run out of bodegas and delis mainly in Freeport and Rockville Centre. Investigators believe there may have been as many as 65 individuals operating as runners, earning as much as $65,000 per day. Police confiscated $90,000 in cash and eight cars in the bust, which capped a more than a yearlong investigation.
The 12 suspects have each been charged with promoting gambling, which is a felony, and face up to four years in prison if convicted.