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AFTER ANOTHER SWEEP BY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SHUT DOWN SEVERAL INTERNET CAFES, WE'RE DIGGING INTO WHY THE PLACES KEEP REOPENING, EVEN AFTER THE ARRESTS ARE MADE. WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHY THE CITY KEEPS GIVING THE BUSINESSES THE PERMITS WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO OPEN THEIR DOORS. THIS STARTED IN 2013 WHEN THE ALLIED INTERNETS OF THE WORLD WERE SHUT DOWN LEADING IN A CHANGE TO STATE LAW THAT OUTLAWED OUTLAWED CAFES. THERE'S BEEN RAIDEDS AND SHUT DOWNS. DESPITE THE RAIDS ALL OVER TOWN, I FOUND 1 HERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM A POLICE SUBSTATION. OFF IN THE DISTANCE YOU CAN'T SEE, 2 INTERNET CAFES REMAIN OPEN ACROSS FROM THE POLICE SUBSTATION. THEY'RE OPEN ALL OVER TOWN. SOME ARE SHUT DOWN AND OTHERS OPEN. 5 SITES WERE RAIDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WENT IN, SAYINGS THEY WERE OPERATING ILLEGAL GAMBLING FACILITIES. THIS WAS THE LATEST RAID SINCE 2013 WHEN THE ALLIED VETERAN SCANDAL CHANGED LAWS. POLICE CONDUCT RAIDS AND MORE POP UP ALL OVER THE CITY. WILL I DROVE AROUND TOWN AND FOUND 3 STILL OPERATING. YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS A GAME OF CHANCE. IT'S JUST LIKE IF YOU PLAY THE FLORIDA LOTTERY. SO I CAN PUT MONEY TOWARD IT AND GAMBLE WITH IT. WE DON'T SAY GAMBLE. WE SAY ENTERING A SWEEPSTAKES. SHE FEELS SHE HAS A RIGHT TO BE OPEN, IN SPITE OF STATE LAWS. HERE'S THE INTERESTING THING I FOUND. I FOUND A BUSINESS LICENSE FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE THAT'S CURRENT. THEY TOLD ME THEY STAND BY THE STATEMENT FROM 2013 THAT QUOTE "DUE TO STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION, THE CITY NO LONG HAS CONTROL. AND THE DEPARTMENT IS UNWILLING TO GRANT CERTIFICATES OF USE". WE'VE GOT TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S FOR BEFORE WE GET OUR BUSINESS LICENSE. WHY WOULD YOU GIVE US SOMETHING AGAINST THE LAW? THIS ATTORNEY SAYS IT'S MORE THAN CONFUSING. AND THE STATE NEEDS TO STEP UP WITH SPECIFIC RULES. WHEN YOU ARE FACED WITH A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, THE BURDEN IS BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. SO THERE WILL HAVE TO BE SOME TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT THE PERSONS, THE OWNERS, AND EMPLOYEES KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE COMMITTING THESE OFFENSES OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. AND SO THEN YOU HAVE TO LOOK INTO, HAS THE STATE MADE THESE GUIDELINES CLEAR? I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE EARN CANNING THE PERMITTING ISSUES I UNCOVERED, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT OTHERS REMAIN OPENED. THEY SENT ME THIS STATEMENT, "OTHER SIMILAR LOCATIONS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT REMAIN OPEN, ARE ON GOING INVESTIGATIVE MATTERS WE CAN'T COMMENT ON. THE ADVICE UNIT IS LOOKING AT LICENSING AND LANDLORD ISSUES RELATED TO INTERNET CAFES" WE'RE LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE. SCOTT, ANY OF THE INTERNET CAFES, STILL OPEN, DID THEY SAY WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THEY ALL TELL ME THEY HAVE NOT. THEY THINK THEY'RE OPERATING LEGALLY.