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Austria’s financial police seize 370 illegal gambling machines in 2022

Enforcement & compliance

Austria’s financial police removed 370 illegally operated machines from circulation in 2022, according to a media report citing ministry spokesman Stefan Trittner. Officers seized 59 machines in Upper Austria, down from 338 there the previous year. The report gives conflicting figures for requested fines: €657,500 and €6.13 million, both attributed to the previous year.

The enforcement figures indicate the scale of illegal gambling machine activity across Austria and one state.

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