{"id":655402,"date":"2026-05-08T06:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655402\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:24:10","slug":"11-people-arrested-in-b-c-illegal-gaming-house-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655402\/","title":{"rendered":"11 people arrested in B.C. illegal gaming house investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team (JIGIT) began looking into a suspected gaming operation in Maple Ridge last November.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolded, officers executed search warrants in Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, and Surrey on April 29.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the search warrants, 11 people have been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the arrests, officers found and seized several items during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260507-illegal-gaming-2-may-7-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"Poker chips\" class=\"wp-image-4430459\"  \/>An investigation into illegal home gaming has resulted in 11 people being arrested. (CFSEU-BC, Handout)<\/p>\n<p>A shotgun with a suppressor, over $34,000, three vehicles: 2012 Dodge Caravan, 2017 Range Rover, 2024 Honda CRV, gaming equipment including ledgers, poker tables, custom casino style chips, cards, and other gambling paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p>The JIGIT was able to obtain a B.C. casino ban on six of the individuals which took effect on April 30.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260507-illegal-gaming-1-may-7-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"A table with poker chips on it\" class=\"wp-image-4430461\"  \/>An investigation into illegal home gaming has resulted in 11 people being arrested. (CFSEU-BC, Handout)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIllegal gaming houses are not harmless operations\u2014they are often tied to organized crime and bring significant risks to public safety, says Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha, CFSEU-BC media relations officer. \u201cThese locations can become hubs for violence, exploitation, and other criminal activity, putting both patrons and surrounding communities in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing and charges are anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Vancouver as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=vancouver.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778189171_473_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Investigators of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team (JIGIT)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2169,43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-655402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-crime","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}