Local police seized an unauthorised gaming room behind a bar in Castelfranco Veneto, in Italy’s Treviso province, during checks at businesses near schools. Officers found people playing on machines that were switched on during hours when they should have been off.
The seizure highlights enforcement of local operating rules for gaming venues in Italy.
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Rome's police headquarters ordered a private club closed for 15 days after an inspection found an unlicensed gaming room and unauthorised food and drink sales. Officers identified 24 people, including four minors, and reported four adults found with more than 10 grams of hashish to judicial authorities. The questore applied article 100 of the public security law, citing the violations, the social dangerousness of patrons and a previous measure against the venue.
Rome's police headquarters, the Questura di Roma, ordered a private club in the city closed for 15 days after an inspection found an unlicensed gaming room and unauthorised sale of food and drink. The measure was taken under article 100 of the consolidated public security law (T.U.L.P.S.), and the premises were sealed.
Police in Rome found an unauthorised private club with a gaming room in a municipally owned property occupied without permission, according to the report. The venue had billiards and food and drink service but lacked authorisations; authorities seized areas and a judicial authority upheld both preventive seizures.
Carabinieri reportedly seized computers and reported the owner of a Cicciano non-profit association after finding access to foreign bookmaker websites without authorisation. Investigators said betting was taking place at the premises without licences; inquiries into contacts and betting flows are continuing.
Nichelino's municipal police found two unauthorised slot machines in a bar during inspections on 30 October 2026. The machines breached minimum-distance rules for sensitive locations, and the checks resulted in administrative sanctions of almost 10mila euro, according to the report.
The operation was carried out on the evening of Friday 30 October 2026 by the commercial police unit of the Nichelino local police, the report said. Two unauthorised slot machines were found inside a bar, according to the report. The report said the administrative sanctions amounted to almost 10 thousand euros. The report added that the machines had been installed in breach of the minimum distances from so-called sensitive locations set by the regulations.
Italian police carried out a court-ordered seizure in Brindisi on 28 October, targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita. Police seized a bar described as a clandestine gambling hub, along with other properties, vehicles, bank accounts, savings and prepaid cards. Parisi’s 13-year sentence for attempted extortion is under appeal; investigators allege assets worth at least €600,000 were linked to him.
Italian police executed a court-ordered seizure on 28 October targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita, in the Brindisi area. Police also took action against Parisi's partner and other relatives, according to the account of the operation. The seized assets include a bar described as an operational centre for a clandestine gambling network.