They could be seen removing gaming systems and loading them into a truck.
The warrant was one of six served in Clark, Franklin, Madison, Scioto and Union counties.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission, in conjunction with several other agencies, conducted the searches as part of an investigation into a suspected illegal casino operation, according to Jessica Franks, director of communications for the commission.
The investigation was launched after a complaint that a business in Galloway was operating machines that paid out cash prizes in violation of Ohio law, according to a news release from the commission.
Gaming machines, cash and documents were seized during the raids, but no arrests were made.
The other warrants were served at Spin City in Galloway, Out to Play in Portsmouth, Jackpots Skilled Games in Wheelerburg and private residences in Hilliard and Plain City.
“Ohio’s gaming laws are clear about the paying out of cash prizes, and those who choose to disregard the law will be held accountable,” Commission Executive Director Matt Schuler said in the news release.
Both the state and city have been cracking down on illegal gambling at gaming facilities in recent years.
Internet sweepstakes cafes were shut down across the state in 2013 with the passage of HB 7, which regulated what kinds of prizes could be awarded and required registration with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Some reopened as skill-based game rooms, where non-cash prizes are awarded for games like skee-ball.
The space that houses the Lucky Buck was slated to open last year as Joker’s Wild, a skill-based game room.
Franks said she didn’t know what type of business Lucky Buck was marketing itself as.
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