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Hawaiʻi Island police arrested nine people on (August 10), at a downtown Hilo gambling establishment. Responding to complaints from the public, police opened a gambling investigation into a game room in the downtown Hilo area.

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Two men and a woman were arrested Wednesday (January 18) in connection with suspected gambling activity at a Hilo business. Acting on numerous complaints from the public, police served a search warrant at a gaming establishment on the 500 block of West Kawailani Street at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers recovered numerous suspected gambling devices and […]

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As a result of the nine search warrants executed Tuesday (March 1) at various locations in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and HonokaÊ»a, 124 gambling machines were recovered, along with approximately $150,000 in cash. Three persons were arrested on suspicion of gambling: 30-year-old Justin D. Alpert of Kailua-Kona, 22-year-old Brenda K. Reynolds of Kailua-Kona, and 36-year-old Rodney […]

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House Tourism committee will hold a public hearing on HB 2788, which will grant one stand-alone casino (not in a hotel) a 20-year license to do business in Waikiki. The measure also creates a Hawaii Gaming Control Commission, and imposes a 15 percent wagering tax on the casino’s gross receipts. The measure was introduced by […]

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