Italy’s Guardia di Finanza found eight slot machines operating outside permitted hours during checks in Rome’s Testaccio and Ostiense districts on 1 October 2026, reportedly imposing a combined administrative fine of €3,600. The machines breached local rules on operating hours.
Operators in Rome face enforcement for keeping gaming machines active beyond locally permitted hours.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | EUR 28,000 | Turin police issue more than €28,000 in fines after checks on gaming machines | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Brescia police identify three illegal gaming-machine violations in Lumezzane | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 9,500 | Guardia di Finanza fines Bracciano bar over gaming and betting rules | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 2,500 | Italian authorities seize private club over alleged illegal gambling | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 3,000 | Treviso authorities seize 18 gambling machines | Not stated |
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The Guardia di Finanza's Basilicata regional command intensified inspections of gaming halls, betting shops and top-up points. In the Lagonegrese area, officers found a top-up point had failed to ensure traceability of financial flows and referred the case to the state accounting office for possible penalties of up to €20,000; in Matera province, more than 50 top-ups breached the €100 weekly cash limit.
Italy's Guardia di Finanza increased inspections of gaming halls, betting shops and top-up points across Basilicata, the regional command said. The checks followed analysis of data on the spread of legal gambling in the region and were intended to counter illegal and irregular gambling and to prevent related money laundering, the report said.
The Guardia di Finanza reported imposing an administrative sanction on a bar for breaches of rules on gaming and betting during checks in Bracciano and nearby towns. The operation resulted in more than €9,500 in administrative fines overall, alongside other reported findings; the source does not specify the bar’s individual fine.
Italy's ADM and the Guardia di Finanza uncovered illegal trade in luxury accessories made from protected species' skins at Fiumicino airport. Goods were falsely declared as cowboy boots with documents wrongly stating they were not from protected species; kangaroo, ostrich and python leather items were seized, and searches led to further seizures of shark, lizard and crocodile accessories.
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza reported results from its economic and financial crime work for 1 January 2025 to 31 May 2026, including action against illegal gambling. In Latina, it said the work led to 117 people being reported for sector violations; in Caserta, it found five clandestine betting collection points and reported 20 people responsible.
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza executed 13 custody orders in Palermo on 15 June, following a request by the Palermo Anti-Mafia District Directorate and an order from the court’s investigating judge. The investigation concerns 45 people, including allegations of illegal sports betting through hidden outlets, with bets taken in cash. The case remains at the preliminary investigation stage, and the presumption of innocence applies.