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Sixteen people were arrested and charged in a widespread law enforcement operation cracking down on a multi-million-dollar network of illegal gambling rooms around Houston.
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Police and federal agents raided more than a dozen game rooms across Houston Wednesday, seizing slot machines as well as weapons and cash.
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