{"id":323450,"date":"2026-06-29T15:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323450\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:58:08","slug":"more-than-100-illegal-gambling-machines-seized-from-two-tallahassee-locations-two-men-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323450\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 illegal gambling machines seized from two Tallahassee locations, two men arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Two men have been arrested following gambling busts in Tallahassee on Friday, according to court records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Law enforcement served a search warrant at a business on South Magnolia Drive on Friday evening, according to arrest documents. As a result of that search warrant, Travis Williams was arrested and charged with more than 60 counts related to the illegal gambling operation. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Travis Williams booking photo\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5DPDS7RPHVEB5DH5OTMF5FT2AY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Travis Williams booking photo(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During the search of the Magnolia Drive business, officers found 36 stand-up slot machines and 24 PC slot machines. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Williams, who is identified as a security guard for the business, allegedly had marijuana and an unmarked pill in his pocket when searched by law enforcement, according to arrest papers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jail records show Williams bonded out of jail on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Also on Friday, law enforcement conducted another gambling bust on Apalachee Parkway. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">During the search of the business, law enforcement found 77 slot machines and over $18,000, according to arrest documents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Patrick Brown booking photo\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4N67HY2RS5HOBB74QFJ5ZYMD2I.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Patrick Brown booking photo(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Patrick Brown was arrested and is facing 80 charges, including keeping a gambling house and possession of a slot machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Brown was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/15\/man-arrested-running-illegal-gambling-center-tallahassee\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/15\/man-arrested-running-illegal-gambling-center-tallahassee\/\">previously arrested in October<\/a> and accused of running another illegal arcade on West Pensacola Street. According to court documents, he was out on bond following his October arrest when he was arrested again on Friday. 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