Another Florida “arcade” is accused of running an illegal gambling house The proprietors are facing RICO charges, which carry a life imprisonment possibility A Florida senior center near The Villages in Sumter County allegedly ran an illegal gambling operation that generated more than $24 million in revenue between January 2023 and July 2025. The IL Villagio Senior Entertainment Center was nothing more than an illegal gambling house, so alleges state law enforcement in Florida. The Florida senior center operated for years amid The Villages, a large master-planned, age-restricted community. (Image: Facebook) The Office of the State Attorney for Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit reports that law enforcement executed a search warrant at the IL Villagio Senior Entertainment Center in Lady Lake on July 15. Billed as a video arcade, the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) fielded numerous complaints about the business on allegations that it was “a local version of a Hard Rock Casino.” Undercover FGCC agents later confirmed that the…Read MoreCategory: illegal gambling, arcade, Florida, gambling arcade, gaming arcade, Hard Rock, IL Villagio, Illegal Gambling, Seminole, The VillagesSource: Casino.org