You are one of our most valued Casino Guests and Unity Members, and we are reaching out to make you aware of extensive illegal gambling that is taking place in Florida.  You may have seen news reports about the proliferation of gaming arcades, or slot parlors, or internet cafes that have popped up in many parts of Florida.  Regardless of the term, they are all unlawful gambling operations, and they are a threat to everyone -- not just the unsuspecting customers whom they attract.

These facilities are illegal and unregulated.  They don’t pay taxes and they prey on people who are unaware of their very real dangers.  Numerous investigations have shown they often refuse pay out of jackpots to hapless customers.  Many don’t even program their slot machines to deliver fair returns.  Recent raids by Cape Coral Police uncovered slot machines rigged to pay out a pitiful 18 percent.  Compare that to the 85 percent minimum payout required under Florida law, for slot machines located in areas where they are legal.  The bogus slot machines confiscated in these raids and their illegal operators exist in direct violation of gaming laws of the State of Florida, which gets nothing from them.

Furthermore, they are often venues for illegal drugs and even violent criminal activity, caused by thugs who take advantage of their lax security and infrequent police patrols to victimize customers.  Studies show they aren’t safe.  Not for you.  Not for anyone.

These illegal gambling houses survive because the Florida Gaming Control Commission and local law enforcement officers don’t have the resources they need to permanently put them out of business.  Occasional raids that result in arrests and confiscated illegal gambling equipment only slow down the unlawful operators.  Just as one illegal gambling house is closed down, another pops up in a strip mall down the street.

We urge you to be vigilant and avoid putting yourself and others at risk by patronizing such places.  Don’t make it easy for these crooks to take your dollars and simultaneously endanger your well-being.  Thank you.

Further proof of the dangers from illegal gambling operations in Florida:

https://casinobeats.com/2025/08/25/florida-illegal-gambling-arcade-raid-cape-coral/

https://www.fox4now.com/fort-myers-metro-south/mother-son-duo-arrested-for-arcade-robbery-but-are-the-establishments-legal

https://casinobeats.com/2025/08/11/florida-playing-whac-a-mole-with-illegal-gambling-arcades/

https://casinobeats.com/2025/08/06/florida-illegal-gambling-arcades-port-richey-raid/