Police officers, working with ADM and the Guardia di Finanza, reported finding an unlawfully operated betting centre during checks in the province of Siracusa. They reported the owner, who had previously been refused a police licence; the source gives no further enforcement outcome.
The case signals enforcement against betting activity operating without the required police licence in the area.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Not stated | Italian police report unauthorised sports betting operation in Noto | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italian authorities arrest private-club official over illegal gambling in Lonato del Garda | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM and police seize illegal poker venue and gaming terminals in Lonato | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 2,500 | Italian authorities seize private club over alleged illegal gambling | Not stated | |
| Polymarket | Not stated | Polymarket withdraws interim request as Italy’s block remains in force | Not stated |
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Catania’s police commissioner ordered a betting centre to close for seven days after police checks found repeated attendance by people with criminal records, according to the Questura. The suspension applies to the centre’s authorisations and followed an administrative investigation into public-order concerns.
Italy’s State Police ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting centre in Catania under Article 100 of the public security law. Police said the venue had repeatedly hosted people with criminal records and that the measure followed checks by the local police commissioner’s office.
Police inspected four gaming venues in Catania’s San Cristoforo district during a coordinated operation, the report said. Checks found no irregularities in gaming machines, but officers fined a betting centre on Via Della Concordia for serving drinks in breach of sector rules. One gaming hall had previously been temporarily suspended by the local police chief because of the habitual presence of people with criminal records.
Rome's Questore ordered a 15-day suspension and closure of a private club on viale degli Ammiragli after a joint police check found an unlicensed gaming hall and food and drink served without authorisation. The club had received a similar measure in March. Officers identified 24 people, including four minors, and four adults were reported to judicial authorities over hashish possession.
Rome's Questore ordered a 15-day suspension of food and drink service and the closure of a private club on viale degli Ammiragli after a joint check by the Polizia di Stato and the Polizia Locale di Roma Capitale found an unlicensed gaming hall inside it. The measure was issued under article 100 of the TULPS, notified and carried out by officers of the Commissariato di Polizia Borgo, which handled the administrative case.
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza and Carabinieri reported finding an unlicensed betting operation inside a shop in Barbarano Romano. They seized internet terminals and paper records and referred the proprietor to judicial authorities on suspicion of offences involving unauthorised betting collection.