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Civil Litigation

Nov. 9, 2026

San Francisco wins $151,000 judgment against Tenderloin market over illegal gambling

A Superior Court judge declared the convenience store a public nuisance and permanently barred its owner from operating gambling machines or selling drug paraphernalia at any of his businesses.

San Francisco wins $151,000 judgment against Tenderloin market over illegal gambling
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ordered the owner of a Tenderloin convenience store to pay $151,000 in civil penalties after finding that the business operated illegal gambling machines and sold drug paraphernalia.

Judge Phoebe H. Maffei entered judgment Friday against Mohsen Mused and Tenderloin Market and Deli, declaring the store at 200 Leavenworth Street a public nuisance and permanently prohibiting Mused from possessing or operating slot machines or selling drug para...

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