3 gambling establishments stood on Indiana Avenue in Englewood
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, members of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Intelligence Unit, TAC Unit and Special Investigations Section assisted the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) in seizing illegal slot machines at three different locations in Englewood, the Sheriff’s Office has reported.
The Sheriff’s Office units and the FGCC personnel executed search warrants at the sites as part of another “targeted operation on illegal gambling establishments in Sarasota County,” a news release said.
The operations were located at 180 N. Indiana Ave., 624 N. Indiana Ave. and 10 N. Indiana Ave., all in Englewood, the release added. Altogether, it noted, “164 illegal slot machines were seized.”
The records maintained by Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst and his staff show that the site located at 180 N. Indiana Ave. is owned by Arcadia Novelty LLC of Englewood. Florida Division of Corporations records say that Mark Knauf, with a South McCall Road address in Englewood, is the registered agent of that limited liability company.
The parcel located at 10 N. Indiana Ave. is owned by MRP Englewood LP, which is based in Sunny Isles Beach, Furst’s records show. The registered agent for that company is Marc D. Kleiner, a corporate and real estate lawyer in Aventura, the Division of Corporations records say.
The property standing at 624 N. Indiana Ave. is part of the retail complex known as The Towers, LoopNet.com reports. Formally, the address of The Towers is 612 N. Indiana Ave. in Englewood.
Beverly Point Apartments Inc. of Miami owns that complex, Furst’s records note. Cateno Mancuso of Miami is the registered agent and president of that company, the Division of Corporations says.
This latest collaboration between the Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission follows similar initiatives conducted on Aug. 26 at two locations, as The Sarasota News Leader reported. Those facilities were located at 3503 N. Lockwood Ridge Road and 6394 N. Lockwood Ridge Road in Sarasota. In those cases, a total of 76 slot machines were seized, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
“Illegal gambling operations have no place in our community,” said Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman in the latest news release. “We will continue to pursue those who violate the law and hold them accountable,” he added. “Our focus remains on protecting the safety, quality of life, and well-being of everyone who lives, works and visits Sarasota County.”