Dubai: Police have arrested three men accused of running a gambling arcade in The Walk area of Dubai, the Criminal Investigation Department said on Wednesday.
Police received a report in April about the three, who were allegedly operating 30 gambling machines and tricking Arab and foreign clients into believing they could win up to Dh100,000 a day, Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Director of CID, said.
The police raided the area after a sting operation. Colonel Salem Al Rumaithi, Deputy CID Director for Investigation and Search, said there were 18 people, other than the policemen, using the machines.
All 18 clients, as well as the three Asian and European operators of the ring, were arrested and referred to the prosecution service.
