Afragola municipal police found a sports betting venue operating behind a stationery shop in Afragola, Italy, according to reports. The business was cited for breaching Campania regional rules on minimum distances from sensitive locations and received a €5,000 administrative fine.
Betting venues in Campania face enforcement for breaching regional minimum-distance rules around sensitive locations.
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Italy’s State Police identified irregularities at a betting shop during checks in eastern Rome, according to a report. Police said the premises lacked a designated manager and employed an unauthorised worker; its licence holder was reported to authorities, and the shop received a €150 fine for operating gaming machines outside locally permitted hours.
State Police checks in eastern Rome ended with 10 arrests and three reports to the Prefecture for drug use, according to a report. The operation also resulted in several administrative penalties against local businesses.
Police and municipal officers in Siracusa fined three betting shops a total of €7,494 after inspections, reportedly. The breaches included operating without a betting licence, unauthorised food and drink service, advertising and management violations. Authorities said inspections would continue in the coming weeks.
Catania’s local police fined the owner of a betting shop for serving drinks in breach of rules requiring separation between beverage service and betting activities. Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency found no administrative irregularities during checks at four gaming venues, according to the report.
Italian police found an unauthorised betting room inside a venue presented as a recreation centre in Siracusa. Officers also reported alcohol service to minors and seized 13 doses of hashish and three of cocaine; administrative inquiries into the venue’s irregularities are ongoing.
Italy's Polizia di Stato found an unlicensed betting room inside a venue that appeared to be a recreation centre in Siracusa, the force said. Officers from the Squadra Amministrativa e Sociale and the Squadra Mobile checked premises that outwardly hosted a recreation centre with table football, and inside found a fully unlicensed betting room, according to the force.
Police in Siracusa found an unauthorised betting operation during an inspection of a venue presented as a recreational centre, according to the report. Officers also found alcohol being served to minors, 13 doses of hashish and three of cocaine; the owner was reported for suspected possession of drugs for dealing, and administrative checks continue.
Police in Siracusa inspected a venue presented as a recreational centre and found it was operating as a betting hall without any authorisation, according to a report on the case. The inspection was carried out by officers of the Squadra Amministrativa e Sociale and the Squadra Mobile. Further administrative checks are under way.