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ADM reports blocking 1,038 illegal gambling sites last year

Enforcement & compliance

Italy’s ADM blocked 1,038 gambling sites last year, according to Luca Turchi, director of the agency’s gaming controls office. Turchi said ADM issues administrative blocking orders to internet service providers and then informs judicial authorities about potential criminal aspects. He also called for closer cooperation to address illegal operators’ online promotion and increasingly sophisticated websites.

Licensed operators can see ADM’s blocking approach and its call for cooperation against illegal sites and their online promotion.

Earlier fines and penalties by ADM

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedNot statedNaples prosecutors seek more than 330 years in illegal betting caseNot stated
Not namedEUR 50,000Italian authorities seize five terminals and issue €50,000 in betting-club sanctionsNot stated
Not namedNot statedBologna appeals court classifies online gaming terminal as an illegal deviceNot stated
Not namedNot statedItalian authorities issue eight gambling sanctions to six Terni businessesNot stated
Not namedNot statedADM reports unlicensed betting operation in Porto Empedocle to prosecutorsNot stated

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