Canadian Hell's Angels charged in illegal online gambling bust

More than 200 people were arrested in Canada earlier this week for their roles in an alleged illegal online gambling operation that police say was run by the Hell’s Angels. The massive operation have apparently been running for more than five years and may have earned as much as $131 million during that time, according the news website Toronto.citynews.ca.
The operation included members of 18 individual law enforcement agencies and commenced with the arrests of 228 individuals in the province. They initially discovered the operation during a separate investigation of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club that started back in January of 2018. Sites allegedly run by club members included names like Ultimate SB, Titan SB, PlaytoWin SB, Privada SB and Players S.
While pointing out that the sites earned as much as $131 million during their entire lifespans, Canadian authorities said they earned $13 million during the first six months of 2019 alone.
In describing the impact of the operation, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said, “Taking the profit out of illegal gaming and ill-gotten gains away from criminal organizations is essential to preventing further acts of violence. The incredible work done by the officers and specialists who worked on this investigation have done just that.”
Commisioner Carrique went on to point out that the profits from the alleged illegal online gambling operation were likely used to fund other illegal operations. He also said that police seized millions of dollars in cash during the raids and a cache of illegal weapons, gold and silver bars, and property.