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Crotone police sanction two venues for breaching gambling hours
Police in Crotone sanctioned two venues with slot machines and betting services after finding gaming machines operating and accessible outside permitted hours, according to a media report. The report did not state the amount of the administrative penalties.
ADM and police order Catania gaming room to restore licensed premises
Carabinieri, ADM staff and municipal police inspected businesses in Catania, Italy, and found licensing discrepancies at a gaming room, according to the report. The operator received an order to restore the premises within 30 days, and authorities reported a worker without the required gaming-machine qualifications to the Questura.
Carabinieri from the Piazza Dante Company carried out checks in Catania, Italy, assisted by staff of the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) and the Municipal Police. The inspections were concentrated in several locations in the city centre.
Siracusa police uncover unauthorised betting room at recreation club
Siracusa administrative police found an unauthorised betting room inside a recreation club, according to reports. The activity’s owner was reported to the authorities and faces an economic sanction; officers also found suspected drugs and alcohol sales to minors. The venue could be closed, the reports said.
Police in Siracusa found an unauthorised betting room with no permits inside a recreation club equipped with table football, the city's administrative police said. The owner of the activity was reported to the authorities and will receive an economic sanction, and the premises could be closed, according to Siracusa Press. During the check, officers also found suspected drugs and recorded the sale of alcoholic drinks to minors.
Italian police find unlicensed betting room in Siracusa recreation venue
Italian police found an unauthorised betting room inside a venue presented as a recreation centre in Siracusa. Officers also reported alcohol service to minors and seized 13 doses of hashish and three of cocaine; administrative inquiries into the venue’s irregularities are ongoing.
Italy's Polizia di Stato found an unlicensed betting room inside a venue that appeared to be a recreation centre in Siracusa, the force said. Officers from the Squadra Amministrativa e Sociale and the Squadra Mobile checked premises that outwardly hosted a recreation centre with table football, and inside found a fully unlicensed betting room, according to the force.
Rome police close private club for 15 days over illegal gaming room
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.