Arrests Follow Poker Tournament Raid

The cards may or may not be falling your way, but when the Police Department bust up your game then you know you are in for a heap of trouble, as six people found to their cost this weekend.

After having apparently conducted an investigation lasting for around a month, the police decided that it was time to act. Arriving with a warrant to search the Jersey Avenue warehouse premises in New Brunswick, police are reported to have seized around $11,000 in cash along with poker paraphernalia such as chips, cards, and tables. A number of computers were also taken away.

6 people were arrested on charges ranging from promoting gambling, conspiracy to promote gambling, and operating a gambling resort. All six were later released after posting bail.

According to a police spokesman, a further 22 people were issued with city ordinance violation.