Galveston County: Five women arrested, 80+ machines seized from 'illegal' Dickinson game room, authorities say

Galveston County: Five women arrested, 80+ machines seized from 'illegal' Dickinson game room, authorities say

Authorities say a game room owner and four employees - all women between 53-64 years old - were arrested. One other woman is still wanted.

Galveston County Sheriff’s Task Force Shuts Down Major Illegal Gambling Operation

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) has dismantled a large-scale illegal gambling operation known as “Mardi Gras,” located at 1601 Dickinson Avenue in Dickinson, Texas. Following a long-term undercover investigation, detectives identified the owner and manager of the establishment as 64-year-old Nancy Herndon of Texas City. On the same day that investigators executed a search warrant at the gambling business, …