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Naples prosecutors seek more than 330 years in illegal betting case

Enforcement & compliance

Italy’s anti-mafia district directorate sought prison sentences totalling more than 330 years for 27 defendants in a Naples abbreviated trial over alleged illegal online betting and related offences. Prosecutors allege a network linked to the Licciardi Russo clan routed wagers through foreign platforms and betting shops across Campania; the case is at the closing-arguments stage, and no verdict is reported.

The case concerns alleged illegal betting operations and criminal exposure for a network of shops and platform operators.

Earlier fines and penalties by ADM

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedEUR 50,000Italian authorities seize five terminals and issue €50,000 in betting-club sanctionsNot stated
Not namedNot statedBologna appeals court classifies online gaming terminal as an illegal deviceNot stated
Not namedNot statedItalian authorities issue eight gambling sanctions to six Terni businessesNot stated
Not namedNot statedADM reports unlicensed betting operation in Porto Empedocle to prosecutorsNot stated
Not namedNot statedADM closes Bastia Umbra betting venue for 15 days after finding minorsNot stated

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