Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier didn’t mince words in Naples this week as he spotlighted the results of Operation Sunset Stakes. This multi-agency crackdown hammered illegal gambling in Lee and Collier counties, and a new task force is on its way to keep up the pressure in Southwest Florida.
The numbers from Sunset Stakes speak for themselves: authorities shut down 479 illegal gaming machines, seized nearly $300,000 in illegal profits, and arrested 11 suspects.
Uthmeier, flanked by Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, and Florida Gaming Control Commission Chair Julie Brown, called the operation a solid win…