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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After nearly 300 “calls for service” over a year at a Raleigh sweepstakes parlor, police and North Carolina ALE agents raided the business between Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road, Raleigh officers said Thursday.
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A three-month investigation began after authorities discovered more than 280 “calls for service” during a year at the Golden 5 Sweepstakes Parlor at 3132 Calvary Drive, according to a Raleigh Police Department news release on Thursday afternoon.
The calls starting in June 2025 until this June included disturbances, assaults, drug violations, stabbings, robberies, weapons violations, and assaults of law enforcement officers, police said.
Officers said Raleigh police and N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement agents executed three search warrants on August 28 — one at the Golden 5 Sweepstakes Parlor and two at addresses linked to the business.
The news release said the agents seized:
- $180,970 in U.S. currency
- Three illegally possessed firearms
- 29 CPU boards from illegal video gambling machines
From the investigation, five suspects were arrested and charged with a total of six felonies and 20 misdemeanors, police said.
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Some of the officers that worked on the three-month investigation into the Golden B sweepstakes parlor. Photo courtesy: Raleigh Police Department -
Police said that illegal machines were found during the three-month investigation into the Golden B sweepstakes parlor. Photo courtesy: Raleigh Police Department -
Photo courtesy: Raleigh Police Department -
The team that worked on the three-month investigation into the Golden B sweepstakes parlor. Photo courtesy: Raleigh Police Department
“The investigation also determined that illegal video gambling was occurring at the business, with undercover operations documenting payouts from video poker machines,” the news release said.
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Golden 5 Sweepstakes Parlor was closed and “is being evicted” thanks to the investigation and cooperation with the property owners, according to police.
“This investigation demonstrates what can be accomplished when law enforcement agencies work together and remain focused on addressing the criminal activity that impacts our communities,” Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said in the release.
The Raleigh Police Department North Flex Unit worked on the investigation, officials said.