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ADM seizes non-compliant gambling device in Trapani checks

Enforcement & compliance1 min read

In brief

  • ADM seized a chewing-gum dispenser unlawfully adapted for gambling in Trapani province.
  • Checks covered fuel, public gaming and retail businesses, with support from the Sicily Anti-Fraud Office.

ADM placed a chewing-gum dispenser under administrative seizure after checks in Trapani province found it had been unlawfully adapted for gambling.

The checks were reportedly carried out in recent days across the province by staff of ADM's Trapani office, supported by the Anti-Fraud Office of the Sicily regional directorate. They covered businesses in the fuel, public gaming and retail sectors. The stated aim was to ensure full compliance with the relevant rules.

The account of the operation said the results reflect ADM's oversight of sectors at risk of illegality and its staff's commitment to protecting tax revenue and consumer safety.

Earlier fines and penalties by ADM

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedNot statedADM finds violations at 12 businesses and seizes an unauthorised gaming machine in the Aeolian IslandsNot stated
Not namedNot statedCosenza investigators impose precautionary measures on 15 in gaming caseNot stated
Not namedNot statedCosenza authorities impose precautionary measures on 15 in slot-machine probeNot stated
Not namedNot statedItalian authorities execute precautionary measures against 15 in gaming-machine inquiryNot stated
Not namedNot statedCosenza prosecutor secures 15 precautionary measures in gambling investigationNot stated

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ADM finds violations at 12 businesses and seizes an unauthorised gaming machine in the Aeolian Islands

ADM’s Sicily 4 office in Messina inspected 20 gaming and tobacco businesses across the Aeolian Islands during the previous week, the agency said. It found administrative and tax violations at 12 premises, began procedures to contest them and recover taxes, and seized a gaming machine lacking required authorisations.

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