A report alleges that a seven-second manipulation cost Turkish bookmakers ₺12 million. It says the accused and co-conspirators used advance knowledge of results to make illegal winnings.
The alleged losses indicate potential exposure for Turkish bookmakers to manipulation of betting outcomes.
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Catania’s police headquarters ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to the police notice reported in the article. The order was issued under Article 100 of the TULPS after checks documented the regular presence of people with criminal records; police said the measure aims to protect public order and safety.
Catania's police headquarters has ordered a seven-day temporary closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to a police notice. The order was issued by the questore under Article 100 of the Testo unico delle leggi di pubblica sicurezza (TULPS) and was notified to the owner of the business.
Florida authorities arrested 10 people and seized 239 slot machines after searches at five locations in Florida and Pennsylvania on 27 October, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The operation recovered $715,272 in cash and $661,454 in gold, while freezing $383,573 in bank assets; the Florida Gaming Control Commission and Pennsylvania law enforcement partners took part.
Ten people were arrested and 239 slot machines were seized after authorities carried out searches at five locations in Florida and Pennsylvania on 27 October, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The operation recovered $715,272 in cash and $661,454 in gold coins and bars, and $383,573 in bank assets was frozen, according to the release.
Bologna’s Guardia di Finanza said it found more than €1.3m in poker winnings that a player had not declared in Italy. Investigators deemed the player’s move to Malta fictitious and referred the case to the Bologna prosecutor’s office over alleged failure to declare income.
Bologna's Guardia di Finanza said it identified more than €1.3m in undeclared poker winnings held by a live poker player who had moved his residence to Malta. The player has been treated as fiscally resident in Italy and referred to the Bologna prosecutor's office over alleged failure to declare income, according to the provincial command's account of the case.
A court in Lecce ordered the seizure of at least €600,000 in assets linked to Tobia Parisi and his family, following a request from anti-mafia prosecutors. Investigators allege that a bar in Mesagne served as a base for clandestine sports betting; the order is aimed at eventual confiscation.
A court in Lecce ordered the seizure of at least €600,000 in assets linked to Tobia Parisi and his family on Wednesday, at the request of anti-mafia prosecutors, according to the Carabinieri. The order is aimed at eventual confiscation. Parisi, 45, is accused of being a senior figure in the Mesagne faction of the Sacra Corona Unita, the Puglia-based organised crime group, and a lieutenant to mafia boss Daniele Vicientino.
Zurich cantonal police, acting on instructions from Switzerland’s Federal Gaming Board, raided a venue in Opfikon on 28 October and found about 60 people playing poker, according to the report. Officers seized about CHF15,000 in cash and poker equipment; authorities also identified suspected breaches of gaming and immigration rules and will refer the findings to the relevant bodies.