(CHESAPEAKE, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Lawrence County Sheriff Jeffery Lawless, and Lawrence County Prosecutor Brigham Anderson announced today that a local business is under investigation in connection with allegations of illegal gambling.
Authorities with the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and Charitable Law Section assisted investigators with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and Lawrence County Prosecutor's Office in serving a search warrant at Sky Lake, 1543 Eaton Road, this afternoon.
"This joint investigation began earlier this year after local authorities received several complaints regarding suspicious activity inside the business," said Attorney General DeWine. "Today's search warrant is being served in order to gather additional evidence to support our belief that illegal gambling was occurring here on a regular basis."
Gaming machines and other evidence were removed from the business. The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed at this time.
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