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| + | == DLCA seizes 10 video slot machines on St. Croix == | ||
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| + | <html>ST. THOMAS -- The Licensing and Consumer Affairs Department has confiscated 10 illegal gaming machines from bars in Frederiksted, a move that underscores the need for greater enforcement as illicit gambling is on the rise,[http://cgi.tako.ne.jp/~friends/bbs3/light.cgi?res=9034 Assorted Practices Used By Search Engine Optimizat], according to the V.I. Justice Department. | ||
| + | DLCA Commissioner Wayne Biggs Jr. said Wednesday that no money was confiscated along with the machines and that they were turned over to the V.I. Casino Control Commission for further investigation. | ||
| + | Bar owners were not penalized for having the machines in their establishments, but the issue of illegal machines is something that the Casino Commission and the Attorney General's Office have taken up recently. | ||
| + | Last week, in his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Attorney General Vincent Frazer cited the confiscation of the machines as an example of an alarming trend toward illegal gambling operations in the territory. | ||
| + | Of particular concern are sports betting parlors, poker games and foreign lotteries cropping up on St. Thomas, Frazer said. | ||
| + | The Gaming Enforcement Division of the Justice Department suffers from short-staffing, and vacant positions are not considered critical, which would make them exempt from the hiring freeze imposed in 2011, according to Frazer. | ||
| + | This will make it difficult to handle an increase in case volume associated with the illegal activities or the added enforcement required should another casino open in the territory, Frazer told the Senate committee. | ||
| + | "These activities siphons off revenues that should go to the Virgin Islands Lottery and its sponsored games, as well as lost taxes from these operations," Frazer said. "We will make efforts to address this violation of law. However, it will take us a little while, due to the shortage of our staff." | ||
| + | The 10 machines confiscated last month on Frederiksted were licensed as vending machines, but they functioned as slot machines, where users rack up credits that can be cashed in through the bars,[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Philadelphia-Eagles-20-Dawkins-White-Jerseys-21378/ Philadelphia Eagles 20 Dawkins White Jerseys], according to Biggs. | ||
| + | Biggs said the machines are all owned by one man, who is not a bar owner and who was fined $500. | ||
| + | "We were able to confiscate them because the license they had on them was inappropriate. Vending machines are machines where you give a dollar or some change and receive a snack or a toy in return. These were not vending machines," Biggs said. | ||
| + | Biggs said the confiscation was the first of its kind, but that he had reason to believe there were many more such machines throughout Frederiksted. | ||
| + | "We know that there were other machines in other bars throughout Frederiksted, but we think that once we confiscated the 10, the word got out and other vendors withdrew their machines," Biggs said. | ||
| + | The machines come from Puerto Rico, Biggs said. | ||
| + | In Puerto Rico, the use of such machines has so threatened the casino industry that it has sparked a debate about the economic impact of the unregulated gambling. Authorities in Puerto Rico have confiscated about 11,[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Boston-Celtics-Caps-76-9651/ Boston Celtics Caps-76],000 such machines in the past two months, Biggs said. | ||
| + | In mid-May, a bill proposing the legalization of more than 20,[http://www.nsl.co.jp/jinzai/postmail.cgi The Route Map to Getting Dedicated SEO Service],000 non-casino adult entertainment machines was introduced to the Puerto Rico Senate. | ||
| + | The bill has drawn opposition from legislators in the Puerto Rico House, who blame the spread of more than 45,000 such machines on the island for the closures of some casinos and the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. | ||
| + | According to Biggs, such machines are allowed on St. Thomas and St. John, but not on St. Croix, where regulations are designed to protect the operation of the Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort and Casino. However,[http://www.openio.nl/w/index.php?title=Gebruiker:Master719#Ultimate_Rockets_Shaq_bashes_Howard.2C_calls_Houston_.26 Ultimate Rockets Shaq bashes Howard, calls Houston &], even had the machines been found on St. Thomas, they were improperly licensed and could have been subject to confiscation on those grounds, he said. | ||
| + | - Contact Amanda Norris at 714-9104 or email anorris@dailynews.vi.</html> | ||
