The Guardia di Finanza in Frosinone reportedly found breaches during checks on local businesses, including an inspection of a bar with an attached gaming room. The violations involved rules to prevent and combat gambling addiction, and penalties exceeded €5,000.
Bars with gaming rooms face penalties for breaches of rules intended to prevent gambling-related harm.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Not stated | ADM and Guardia di Finanza report regular gambling checks in L’Aquila | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM and Guardia di Finanza seize illegal gaming machines in Canosa di Puglia | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Como police find minors in gaming hall during checks | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Mantova finance police identify two irregular gaming businesses | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Mantova financial police identify two irregular gambling operations | Not stated |
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The Guardia di Finanza in Latina reportedly seized 50 gaming machines at three city-centre venues after inspections found breaches of municipal and regional gambling rules. The reported issues included ATMs near machines, inadequate separation between gaming and other areas, and less than two metres between machines; administrative violations totalling €50,000 were cited against the venues’ legal representatives.
The Guardia di Finanza in Latina seized 50 slot machines and cited administrative penalties totalling €50,000 following gambling inspections. The seizure was a precautionary administrative measure, while the violations were cited against the legal representatives of three venues.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency and Guardia di Finanza inspected betting businesses and gaming machines in L’Aquila province between 29 October and 8 November. The agencies said the checks found no irregularities and formed part of a national plan targeting illegal activity and compliance with gambling rules.
Italy’s ADM and Guardia di Finanza reportedly found no irregularities in gambling checks in L’Aquila province. The checks took place from 29 October to 8 November under a national plan prepared by Guardia di Finanza to combat illegal gambling.
ADM’s Puglia 1 office and the Guardia di Finanza seized non-compliant gaming machines and terminals at a recreational club in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. The authorities said the devices were available for remote gambling without the required ADM concession and seized cash stakes found inside them. They reported administrative penalties, possible closure of the premises for 30 to 60 days and recovery of unpaid gambling tax.
ADM's Puglia 1 office and the Guardia di Finanza seized non-compliant gaming machines and terminals in a joint operation in Canosa di Puglia, Italy.
Bologna’s Guardia di Finanza said it found more than €1.3m in poker winnings that a player had not declared in Italy. Investigators deemed the player’s move to Malta fictitious and referred the case to the Bologna prosecutor’s office over alleged failure to declare income.
Bologna's Guardia di Finanza said it identified more than €1.3m in undeclared poker winnings held by a live poker player who had moved his residence to Malta. The player has been treated as fiscally resident in Italy and referred to the Bologna prosecutor's office over alleged failure to declare income, according to the provincial command's account of the case.
Guardia di Finanza officers in Rome executed a preventive seizure of assets and funds worth more than €25m against five former employees of a state Gratta e Vinci concessionaire. The Lazio regional court of auditors ordered the seizure to secure a claim by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli. The former staff allegedly used system credentials to identify four winning tickets, two of €7m each and two of €5m each, which relatives and friends bought at retailers.
Guardia di Finanza officers from the Rome provincial command have executed a preventive seizure of assets and financial holdings worth more than €25m, the force said. The order was issued by the jurisdictional section of the Corte dei conti for Lazio to secure a claim held by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli as the damaged public administration. The amount matches the alleged state loss contested against five former employees of a state concessionaire for the Gratta e Vinci game; the concessionaire itself is described as wholly unconnected to the alleged conduct.