50 to 60 cars a day. 
... Thats more of the signs of a crack house. 
... Thats more of the signs of a crack house.
Deputies Raid Suspected Gambling House
CHESTER COUNTY, N.C. -- Investigators say NFL football was more than a spectator sport for more than a dozen people in Chester County Wednesday night.
Sheriff's Deputies broke up a pro-football betting business they said brought in $20,000 a week.
"It probably started small with a couple people betting on it, and then just grew from there," said Chester County Sheriff Robby Benson.
Undercover deputies raided a house on Hughes Street, and found a gambling empire they said has been running for five years.
Hundreds, maybe thousands of customers placed bets on NFL games, and made their weekly picks on homemade cards.
Deputies said neighborhood bookies would collect the bets and bring the money to the Hughes Street home. Deputies said the business stretched far outside of Chester County.
Arthur Chalk lives across the street from the house, and knew something odd was going on.
"There was always lots of traffic," he said. "People in and out, constantly in and out."
Chalk said it wasn't unusual to see 50 to 60 cars a night stop at the house.
Deputies said while they were in the house the phone rang more than 150 times in less than two hours. Clients even drove right past police cars to the house in order to place their bets.
Benson said the tip on the gambling house came from a woman whose husband wasn't bringing home enough money to pay their bills. He was gambling it all away.
Fifteen people are expected to turn themselves in next week. They'll face felony charges for running an illegal gambling house. The South Carolina Department of Revenue and the IRS will investigate, too. That could lead to more charges.
CHESTER COUNTY, N.C. -- Investigators say NFL football was more than a spectator sport for more than a dozen people in Chester County Wednesday night.
Sheriff's Deputies broke up a pro-football betting business they said brought in $20,000 a week.
"It probably started small with a couple people betting on it, and then just grew from there," said Chester County Sheriff Robby Benson.
Undercover deputies raided a house on Hughes Street, and found a gambling empire they said has been running for five years.
Hundreds, maybe thousands of customers placed bets on NFL games, and made their weekly picks on homemade cards.
Deputies said neighborhood bookies would collect the bets and bring the money to the Hughes Street home. Deputies said the business stretched far outside of Chester County.
Arthur Chalk lives across the street from the house, and knew something odd was going on.
"There was always lots of traffic," he said. "People in and out, constantly in and out."
Chalk said it wasn't unusual to see 50 to 60 cars a night stop at the house.
Deputies said while they were in the house the phone rang more than 150 times in less than two hours. Clients even drove right past police cars to the house in order to place their bets.
Benson said the tip on the gambling house came from a woman whose husband wasn't bringing home enough money to pay their bills. He was gambling it all away.
Fifteen people are expected to turn themselves in next week. They'll face felony charges for running an illegal gambling house. The South Carolina Department of Revenue and the IRS will investigate, too. That could lead to more charges.