Carabinieri found two gaming halls operating beyond permitted hours during checks in the Bassa Bergamasca area between the evening of 4 July and the early hours of 5 July 2026. The operators will face sanctions under municipal regulations, according to the report.
Gaming-hall operators in the area face municipal sanctions for opening beyond permitted hours.
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Carabinieri seized assets worth more than €500,000 from a 45-year-old man in Brindisi, Mesagne, Carovigno and Torre Santa Susanna, following an order by the Lecce court’s Prevention Measures Section. The court accepted a proposal from the Lecce Anti-Mafia District Directorate; investigators linked the man to alleged illegal gambling and betting activity.
Italy’s ADM and Carabinieri investigated alleged slot-machine tampering in Cosenza, with the prosecutor’s office coordinating the operation. A court judge ordered precautionary measures against 15 people; investigators seized 145 altered machines and about €80,000 in cash, while a preventive seizure exceeding €12m targeted an industry operator over unpaid tax, according to the report.
Carabinieri at the provincial command in Cosenza and officials of the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli investigated an alleged criminal organisation that altered slot machines to take gaming proceeds and keep them from the tax authorities, under the coordination of the Cosenza public prosecutor's office. A judge at the Cosenza court issued a precautionary order against 15 people. Investigators seized 145 altered slot machines and about €80,000 in cash. A preventive seizure of more than €12m was then ordered against a gaming-sector operator, corresponding to the Prelievo Unico Erariale never paid to the state.
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.
Carabinieri officers in Arzano, near Naples, uncovered an unauthorised betting operation during inspections of local businesses, according to the report. The checks also found workers without regular contracts and led to a food-safety seizure and sanctions unrelated to gambling.
Police and Carabinieri reported six people to authorities and seized 13 pit bulls in Gela, Italy. The report linked the operation to illegal betting on clandestine dog fights.