Austria’s financial police seize equipment at suspected illegal Vienna poker game
Source: BMF Glücksspiel (Austria)
Austria’s Financial Police and police attended a private flat in Vienna’s 15th district in early October after a poker player alleged he had been cheated at a game there. Financial Police provisionally seized the poker table, cards and chips and said they would begin confiscation proceedings and seek administrative penalty proceedings against the organiser, who faces a possible fine of up to €30,000.
The enforcement action signals potential administrative penalties for organisers of illegal poker games in Austria.