NYC poker raid?

[burningyen]

Tonight as I was leaving a NYC club, I overheard the owners/managers nervously calling around to check out a rumor that had been phoned in to them that another club in the city had been raided. Anyone hear anything about this?

[satelliter]

The word is 14 and 72 are closed, and others are shutting as a precaution.

[topout]

I was in 72. Raided at 11:30. Players searched, IDed and let go, took about 1.5 hours.
Nothing bigger than red was left on the tables, but I'm guessing the chips are merely souviners.
The officers were for the most part quite civil and nothing bad happened.

Anyone else confirm that a club was hit? Was sat hit?

topout

[GreywolfNYC]

I was at 14 when it was raided around 11:00 p.m. Players ID'd and released, employees arrested.

[Derek in NYC]

Well the long-awaited crackdown has begun. That sucks.

[whiskeytown]

crud - I was gonna go visit some in July with Steve - -

guess it's atlantic city for us now

RB

[NJchick]

Ditto for me. I was at 14th Street. Just got home.

[whiskeytown]

you guys are gonna have to play every night now when I'm in NYC - otherwise I won't have anything to do at all - LOL

RB

[ononimo]

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I was at 14 when it was raided around 11:00 p.m. Players ID'd and released, employees arrested.

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whoa. that's why i've steered clear for a few months. was it a calm scene or did it get hectic?

[ackid]

Was 72 players?