16 arrested in gambling machine raids 16 arrested in gambling machine raids By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 3, 2021 at 9:34 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 6:58 PM MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Law enforcement officers arrested 16 people and seized 56 suspected gaming machines Wednesday during a crackdown on illegal gambling. According to a Thursday news release from Second Judicial District Prosecutor Keith L. Chrestman, agents also seized $100,000 cash from nine Blytheville and Osceola locations. According to the arrest warrants, local law enforcement received complaints in the fall of 2020 about potential illegal gambling operations at the businesses. “An investigation revealed that multiple local establishments were operating video slot machines,” the release stated. “These machines required no skill to play. Players instead inserted cash into the machine and would either win or lose money.”