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.
The operation and planned nationwide inspections signal enforcement risks for unauthorised online betting businesses in Peru.
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Chieri municipal police fined a betting venue’s owner about €5,000 after finding unauthorised billiards and gaming areas, as well as unlicensed food and drink service. The owner was ordered to stop the unauthorised activities immediately, the report said.
Reportedly, Bolivia's AJ intervened at an unauthorised poker venue in north-western Cochabamba following an anonymous tip. Officers seized an adapted poker table and three cases containing chips and cards. Nine people were playing when the operation took place.
Bolivia's Gaming Control Authority, the AJ, intervened at an unauthorised gambling venue in Sucre and seized two slot machines. The authority said the machines were operating at the open-air Alasita fair without the required authorisation; it also identified their owners.
Bolivia’s Authority for the Supervision of Gaming intervened at an unauthorised poker venue in Cochabamba after finding games operating without the required licence. Inspectors seized a poker table, identified the venue’s administrator and informed those present about legal risks; the AJ also reported a similar intervention in the city in June.
Bergamo police found a betting venue operating without police authorisation in Clusone during checks in the Val Seriana area. Officers summoned the venue’s owner and said she would be referred to judicial authorities; a business in Cene was fined about €300 for failing to display required information.