La Unión municipality in Chile’s Los Ríos Region closed six businesses for operating electronic games of chance without required authorisations or certification. Mayor Saturnino Quezada Solís said inspections over several months also found some venues using business permits that did not match their activities.
The closures enforce municipal and national rules governing commercial activity and unauthorised games of chance.
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Haarlem mayor Jos Wienen ordered a business premises in the Waarderpolder closed for six months after an illegal poker tournament was found there. Police and the Kansspelautoriteit had raided the site earlier in the year; 12 people were taking part, and two alleged organisers were arrested.
Peru’s Mincetur closed four illegal gambling venues in Sayán, in Huaura province, and seized 26 computer devices used for unauthorised online sports betting and 11 slot machines. In Huaura district, inspectors also confiscated 18 machines intended for minors; Mincetur said 12 illegal sports betting venues and five clandestine slot-machine halls had been closed nationwide so far in 2026.
Agrigento’s police chief ordered the immediate closure of a betting shop in Ribera after authorities found it was operating without authorisation. Carabinieri and officials from the Customs and Monopolies Agency carried out the intervention; investigators said the shop took bets on behalf of a bookmaker without a concession.
Peru’s Mincetur and the National Police closed an unauthorised online sports betting venue in Juliaca, Puno, and seized 15 computer devices. The ministry said it will inspect all online gambling and sports betting activity nationwide during 2026.
Italian authorities uncovered six illegal gambling venues in Prato during a series of raids from 2 to 23 October. The operation involved the Customs and Monopolies Agency, local police, the Finance Police and Carabinieri; officers seized cash, premises and computers, and reported four people in connection with one venue. The Prato prosecutor’s office said it would continue efforts against illegal gambling despite investigative resource limits.
Authorities in Prato uncovered six illegal gambling venues during a series of raids between 2 and 23 October, according to a statement from the Prato public prosecutor's office. The operation was carried out jointly by the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM), local police, the Finance Police and the Carabinieri. Officers seized premises, cash and computers, and reported four people in connection with one venue.