Federal prosecutors announced Friday that seven people face charges in connection to a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling ring in Rochester.
Prosecutors said the seven defendants conspired to operate illegal poker games inside ARTISANworks on Blossom Road and an illegal online sports betting operation through the website sport700.com.
Investigators interrupted an illegal card game April 17, 2021 while executing a search warrant. Prosecutors said an unknown number of individuals fled the scene, while eight others were temporarily detained while investigators seized documents including gambling ledgers and timestamped printouts of online gambling account activities.
