Rahulkumar D. Patel, Illegal Gambling Ring, Missouri 2025

Crime Boss Behind Bars as Indian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Gambling Ring

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A shocking revelation has been made in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling ring operating in southwest Missouri. Rahulkumar D. Patel, a 41-year-old citizen of India residing in the state of Washington, has pleaded guilty in federal court to his involvement in the scheme.

According to the indictment, Patel and his co-conspirators obtained approximately $7,696,085 in gross proceeds from their wire fraud scheme and illegal gambling businesses. They conducted various financial transactions to launder the proceeds, further fueling their illicit activities.

The indictment charges Patel with one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Patel admitted to running illegal gambling businesses under the guise of internet amusement arcade games, skill game arcades, and adult arcades. He and his co-conspirators hired local employees to work in their businesses, which operated contests of chance, gambling devices, and slot machines in violation of Missouri and Federal law.

The locations of these illicit businesses include four in Springfield: Big Win Arcade #1 at 1928 S. Glenstone Ave., Big Win Arcade #2 at 1135 E. Commercial St., Spin Hitters at 838-840 S. Glenstone Ave., and Vegas Arcade at 615 S. Scenic. They also operated in Joplin, Mo., at Spin Zone, and in Branson West at Vegas City Arcade.

Patel is subject to a sentence of up to 20, 5, and 20 years in federal prison without parole, respectively, for each count to which he pleaded guilty. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Clark, and it was investigated by the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, IRS-Criminal Investigations, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Joplin, Mo., Police Department, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Missouri National Guard Counter Drug Unit, the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, the Greene County, Mo., Prosecuting Attorney, the Jasper County, Mo., Prosecuting Attorney, and the Johnson County, Mo., Prosecuting Attorney.

This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative, which is dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.

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