Brindisi police began proceedings to suspend a betting shop’s licence after checks in Ostuni, according to the report. Officers also fined the venue €1,000; the wider operation checked more than 230 people, 153 vehicles and five businesses.
The suspension procedure could affect the betting shop’s ability to continue operating.
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The Rome police chief suspended a betting shop’s licence for 10 days after an inspection in Collefiorito, Tivoli, according to a report of police findings. Officers said minors were inside the venue, and also found an employee without a formal employment contract; the employee received an administrative sanction for possessing cannabis for personal use.
Italian police carried out a court-ordered seizure in Brindisi on 28 October, targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita. Police seized a bar described as a clandestine gambling hub, along with other properties, vehicles, bank accounts, savings and prepaid cards. Parisi’s 13-year sentence for attempted extortion is under appeal; investigators allege assets worth at least €600,000 were linked to him.
Italian police executed a court-ordered seizure on 28 October targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita, in the Brindisi area. Police also took action against Parisi's partner and other relatives, according to the account of the operation. The seized assets include a bar described as an operational centre for a clandestine gambling network.
Carabinieri and labour inspectors inspected a betting shop with premises in Catania and Viagrande and reported its owner over workplace safety violations. The owner received an €2,846 fine for failing to arrange required medical examinations for two employees and a €3,132 penalty for not keeping the risk assessment document at the workplace, the report said.
Tuscany’s Regional Administrative Court overturned a 12-day suspension imposed by the Pisa police commissioner on a betting shop with VLT terminals, according to the court ruling reported on 30 October 2026. The court found that the administration had not established the customer’s alleged minority through legally valid means and said there is no general duty to check every visitor’s identity.
Tuscany's Regional Administrative Court has ruled unlawful a 12-day suspension that the Pisa police commissioner imposed on a betting shop with VLT terminals, according to the judgment. The court found that the administration had not established the customer's alleged minority through legally valid means. The decision is contained in judgment 2095/2026, published on 30 October 2026, in which the court's Fourth Section upheld the operator company's appeal.
The Questore of Crotone revoked a betting shop’s licences for betting and VLT operations, according to a police statement. The decision followed repeated breaches of licence conditions, including numerous violations recorded against the holder over the previous five years. Police said targeted administrative checks would continue.