Four people face jail time after police charge them with actions related to illegal gambling.
Ontario Provincial Police say the investigation started last year after an anonymous caller tipped them off.
Investigators soon determined a business called "Laniel Amusements" was responsible for the control and distribution of illegal video gambling machines throughout eastern Ontario.
The owner is a Montreal man named Kevin O'Reilly.
Police executed a search warrant at the Montreal business and at several addresses in Cornwall and Vankleek Hill.
As a result, the following people have been charged:
- Kevin O'Reilly, 52, of Montreal, Quebec
- Guylaine Cotterill, 50, of Cornwall
- Claudette Charest, 73, of Vankleek Hill
- Mary Ann Latreille, 59, of Williamstown
All suspects will appear in court June 24 except for Charest who will appear on June 23.
The investigation is ongoing. It involves units from OPP, Sûreté du Quebec and Cornwall Community Police Service.
All gambling machines must be licensed under the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Police say those that are not, could be cheating the gamers.
