Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC Rodgers Monama destroyed 240 illegal gaming machines in Limpopo, according to a media report. The Limpopo Gambling Board and police led the operation; Monama said 382 machines had been destroyed during the 2022–23 fiscal year.
The operation and reported annual total indicate enforcement activity against illegal gambling machines in Limpopo.
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The Ohio Casino Control Commission and Highland County Sheriff’s Office seized 63 slot machines from a Greenfield business during a joint operation, according to the commission. Authorities had investigated the site after receiving complaints about unlicensed gambling machines and also seized an undisclosed amount of money. The commission said it would continue working with law enforcement on illegal gambling cases.
After the Ohio Casino Control Commission teamed up with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, 63 illegal slot machines were confiscated. Investigators had already been looking into a Greenfield business over suspected unlawful gambling, and that is where the devices turned up. The site sits along State Route 753, but officials have kept its precise name private.
Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia seized illegal gambling machines at premises in Harsewinkel and Soest. Controls on 16 October found three illegal machines and unassigned cash in a Harsewinkel pub and four more in a café, while a 9 October operation in Soest closed and sealed a tea house holding four machines.
Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia seized illegal gambling machines at premises in Harsewinkel and Soest, according to a police press release. The controls took place on 16 October in Harsewinkel and on 9 October in Soest.
It was reported that Hermanas Mirabal prosecutors destroyed 34 illegal gaming machines and other unusable seized objects. The authorities said the material was no longer connected to active court proceedings.
Bremen police destroyed 85 unauthorised gambling machines and sports betting terminals in February 2026, according to the police statement cited in the report. The devices were seized in searches between 2018 and 2021; the report says they were valued at about €300,000 and that proceeds of about €150,000 were confiscated by the state.
Austria’s financial police destroyed 99 illegal gambling machines in Salzburg after several proceedings concluded, according to a report dated 7 March 2022. Finance Minister Magnus Brunner said the agency continued to target illegal gambling and protect players; the report also described security measures used at gambling venues to hinder inspections.