Seven men are accused of operating underground gambling halls in a half dozen locations around the city, including one in Ballard. According to SeattlePI.com, police and state gambling officials have been investigating these men for the last four years after hearing reports of illegal gambling. “Investigators claim a poker room was being operated at the now-defunct Bit Saloon in Ballard,” according to SeattlePI.com. “Other gaming operations are alleged to have been run out of Cafe Corsair in Belltown and Cafe (un)American in Capitol Hill, as well as several homes.”
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