Naples Prefect Michele di Bari issued an anti-mafia interdictory measure against a company managing sports betting agencies, among five measures announced on 13 March. The three interdictory measures concerned companies in vehicle sales, betting-agency management and food and produce trading; the companies were based in Qualiano, Marano and Naples.
The measure affects a company operating sports betting agencies in the Naples area.
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