
Netstop Internet cafe in San Francisco's Excelsior District. (CBS)Netstop Internet cafe in San Francisco's Excelsior District. (CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Supervisor John Avalos wants to know what’s going on with City Business Center on Mission Street in the Excelsior, which was told to close down in April because it allowed internet gambling on its computers.
“There are machines there that are equipped with applications and hardware that allow for people to play Keno, online poker and then cash out if they win,” Avalos said.
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Police told City Business Center to get out of the gambling business in April but nothing there has changed as Avalos is losing patience.
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