PA game room attendants arrested

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Police in Port Arthur arrested two attendants at two game rooms Feb. 6.

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  • Thus Huong Tran, 45.
    Thus Huong Tran, 45.
  • Ngoc Nguyen, 48.
    Ngoc Nguyen, 48.
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An undercover operation run by Port Arthur PD detectives at two game rooms resulted in two arrests Feb. 6, according to a news release.

An undercover officer was sent to the Lucky Game Room on 9th Avenue and Shanghai Game Room on Gulfway Drive to play 8-Liner Gaming Machines. While the officer was inside, according to the release, the attendants of the businesses facilitated the promotion of illegal gambling.

The attendants, identified as Thus Huong Tran, 45, and Ngoc Nguyen, 48, were charged with gambling promotion and taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.