Years ago it was a Polish Bakery, it was bought by Romanians and supposedly Gypsy people. I work with a lady who lives in that neighborhood, she said the place had gone downhill since new owners took over. She was not aware of the gambling, I'm surprised the police bothered, usually they only go after Italian mafia places or any place tied to Italian mobsters. There is gambling all over New York, the same for after hours clubs (Roosevelt Avenue has many.)

I think they ran out of mob people to bust, and now they have new targets.