ADM closes two Perugia betting venues over underage gambling
Enforcement & compliance1 min read
ADM Umbria ordered two betting venues in Perugia province closed after checks found minors betting on sports events at one venue and a minor playing a slot machine at the other. The closures lasted 13 and 10 days, and the venues’ operators received administrative penalties totalling more than €11,000 for failing to check the young people’s identification.
ADM Umbria and the Guardia di Finanza closed two betting venues in Perugia province after minors were found inside. ADM Umbria issued closure orders for 13 and 10 days, which were carried out with the Guardia di Finanza.
The venue operators received administrative penalties totalling more than €11,000 for allowing the young people to gamble without checking their identification documents.
Officers found that two minors had placed a sports bet at a venue in a municipality near the regional capital. At a betting venue in the Tifernate area, a minor was found playing a slot machine. The parents of the three minors were informed after their ages were established.