Merced Business Owner Arrested for Illegal Gambling Operation 

March 5, 2025 – Merced, CA – Merced Police Department officials report that a Merced business owner was arrested for operating an illegal gambling enterprise at Cell Kings, located in the 1500 block of E. Yosemite Parkway.

On March 4, 2025, Detective Levi Crain conducted a follow-up investigation in response to multiple complaints regarding illegal gambling activities occurring within the business. Based on the findings, detectives obtained and executed a search warrant at the location.

During the search, investigators and officers with the DART team discovered a dedicated room containing multiple gambling machines. Cash from the machines and additional funds found within the business were seized, along with the gambling machines themselves. The business owner, Arshvir Singh (43), was taken into custody on multiple charges related to illegal gambling and subsequently booked into the Merced County Jail.

The Merced Police Department encourages anyone with information regarding illegal gambling operations within the City of Merced to report it directly to the department or through one of the anonymous tip lines listed below.

Case Number: 25-11509

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Detective Levi Crain at 209-388-7754 or by email at CrainL@CityofMerced.org.

Other ways to contact us or report crime include:

For any emergency call or text 911

For non-emergency call 209-385-6912

Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725

Anonymous Tips online at http://www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org/index.html.

Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.cityofmerced.org/departments/police.

Source & photos: Merced Police Department