Carabinieri in Calatabiano, in the Catania area of Italy, reported a 43-year-old venue operator after finding the betting business lacked required authorisation. The operator had opened despite a prior prohibition by the Catania questura, and police seized the premises as a precaution.
The seizure and reported offences show the enforcement risk for betting venues operating without authorisation in Italy.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Not stated | Italian police seize unauthorised betting venue in Calatabiano | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Carabinieri seize premises of unauthorised betting centre in Calatabiano | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 50,000 | Italian authorities seize five terminals and issue €50,000 in betting-club sanctions | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italian police report minors at San Ferdinando betting shop | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italian authorities issue eight gambling sanctions to six Terni businesses | Not stated |
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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 reportedly seized computers and reported the owner of a Cicciano non-profit association after finding access to foreign bookmaker websites without authorisation. Investigators said betting was taking place at the premises without licences; inquiries into contacts and betting flows are continuing.
Police in Catania seized six non-compliant terminals at a private club and issued administrative sanctions totalling €303,000, according to the report. Officers also identified people at the venue and found that some visitors were not registered as members.
ADM’s Catania office and Italy’s State Police seized 14 irregular gaming machines at a private club in the Vulcania area of Catania, reportedly following inspections in recent days. The club owner received an administrative penalty of €700,000.
Carabinieri officers found unauthorised games and betting at a private club in Randazzo, Italy, during an inspection on 28 October 2026. They also found several minors and visitors who lacked membership cards or were absent from the club register.
At a private club in Randazzo, Carabinieri officers established that games and betting were being managed without authorisation. The operation was mounted by the Randazzo company command together with specialised Arma units: the Radiomobile section and the local station, backed by the Catania labour inspectorate (NIL) and the operational intervention company (C.I.O.) of the 12th Carabinieri battalion “Sicilia”.