A source says the Redwood Lounge, 3200 S. Wallace, was raided by FBI agents investigating video poker. The bar is now closed.
(Al Podgorski/Sun-Times)
Feds raid video poker bars in Bridgeport neighborhood
Sun-Times and NBC5 investigation: A federal investigation of mob-backed video poker machines is now under way in the Bridgeport neighborhood, sources have told the Chicago Sun-Times and NBC5 News. And tavern owners, in whose bars the poker machines were located, have been called to testify before a federal grand jury. The raids, according to law enforcement sources, began over the summer.