ADM’s Catania office and Italy’s State Police seized 14 irregular gaming machines at a private club in the Vulcania area of Catania, reportedly following inspections in recent days. The club owner received an administrative penalty of €700,000.
The seizure and penalty signal enforcement exposure for venues operating non-compliant gaming machines.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | EUR 20,000 | Italian court annuls ADM €20,000 penalty over altered gaming machines | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 300,000 | Rome financial police report 87 gambling violations and €23m in evaded tax | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italian police fine Catania betting centre over drinks service | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Catania police fine betting shop owner over serving drinks | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM reports more than 150 gambling checks in Catania since January | Not stated |
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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM), financial police and state police seized a private venue and unauthorised gaming terminals in Lonato del Garda during a joint operation against illegal gambling. Investigators said the venue hosted poker tournaments for profit and that the terminals lacked authorisation and were not connected to ADM’s network. A court validated the investigators’ actions and ordered the arrested club official to report to judicial police; the case remains subject to the presumption of innocence.
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza and Carabinieri found an alleged unauthorised betting operation inside a shop in Barbarano Romano, reportedly. They seized internet equipment and paper records, and referred the business owner to the judicial authority over alleged betting activity without the required public security licence.
Italy’s State Police said the Catania police chief ordered two businesses to close for seven days: a kiosk-bar in Cibali and a bar-betting shop in Antico Corso. Police said repeated checks found people with criminal records at both venues, which authorities considered a risk to public order and safety.
Italy's State Police ordered the temporary suspension of two businesses in Catania: a kiosk-bar in the Cibali district and a betting centre in the Antico Corso area. The closure orders last seven days and were issued by the Catania police chief.
Carabinieri, ADM staff and municipal police inspected businesses in Catania, Italy, and found licensing discrepancies at a gaming room, according to the report. The operator received an order to restore the premises within 30 days, and authorities reported a worker without the required gaming-machine qualifications to the Questura.
Carabinieri from the Piazza Dante Company carried out checks in Catania, Italy, assisted by staff of the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) and the Municipal Police. The inspections were concentrated in several locations in the city centre.
Carabinieri in Catania, working with the Customs and Monopolies Agency and municipal police, found irregularities during an inspection of a gaming venue, reportedly. They ordered the venue to correct differences from its licence within 30 days and referred an employee who was not authorised to manage slot machines to the police headquarters.
Carabinieri in Catania, working with the Customs and Monopolies Agency and municipal police, reportedly carried out a targeted check at a gaming venue and found irregularities.