Agrigento’s police chief ordered the immediate closure of a betting shop in Ribera after authorities found it was operating without authorisation. Carabinieri and officials from the Customs and Monopolies Agency carried out the intervention; investigators said the shop took bets on behalf of a bookmaker without a concession.
The closure targets betting collection conducted for an operator without a concession.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
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| Not named | Not stated | Sicily court rejects urgent challenge to 30-day bingo hall suspension | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italian police revoke VLT hall licence in Asti province | Not stated |
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Agrigento police enforced an eight-day suspension of a local gaming and betting hall under an order issued by Questore Tommaso Palumbo. Authorities said checks found that people with criminal and police records, including drug-related records, frequented the premises, which they deemed a potential risk to public order and safety.
ADM Umbria ordered a Terni betting shop to close for 10 days after police found a minor inside, according to the report. The authority also imposed an administrative sanction on the venue’s owner; the amount was not stated.
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.
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.
Carabinieri and Cantù municipal police identified 125 people during coordinated checks in the city on 22 October 2026. Municipal police found a minor inside a betting shop and issued the shop owner an administrative inspection report that will lead to a financial penalty under rules protecting minors. Further checks are planned.
Municipal police officers found a minor inside a betting shop in Cantù during an inspection, and an administrative inspection report was drawn up against the owner of the business. The report will lead to a financial penalty under current rules protecting minors.