SAN ANTONIO – The owner of a North Side gaming room that was raided nearly a month ago has been arrested and charged with a state felony, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.
Carrie Vera Gutierrez, owner of Blessed Sweepstakes on Hildebrand Avenue, was arrested and booked into the Bexar County jail on Friday, according to online jail records.
Records show that Gutierrez faces four charges:
- engaging in organized criminal activity, a state felony
- possession of a gambling device/equipment/paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor
- gambling promotion, a Class A misdemeanor
- keeping a gambling place, a Class A misdemeanor
The arrest comes weeks after BCSO deputies raided Blessed Sweepstakes on March 31, shutting down what investigators described as an illegal gambling operation…