Waterloo regional police have seized $36,000 in cash, poker chips and gaming machines following an investigation into a “gaming house” in Kitchener.

Officers performed a warrant at a home at an industrial unit in the area of Ottawa Street South and Nyberg Street on Jan. 30. According to a news release, they found 18 people in the unit and 17 of them “were actively engaged in gambling.” They were arrested for founding a gaming house, police said.

Officers seized:

  • More than $36,000 in Canadian currency
  • Four electronic gaming machines
  • Three gambling tables
  • Approximately 500 poker chips (representing roughly $10,000)
  • Two computers
  • Cell phones
  • Surveillance equipment

A 51-year-old Kitchener man and a 54-year-old Cambridge man are facing several charges, including keeping a gaming house, book-making, founding a gaming house and possession of property obtained by crime.

The investigation is ongoing. Additional charges are expected.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.