A Reggio Calabria criminal court acquitted Betsolution Ltd and its directors of all charges in Italy’s Operazione Gambling case. The court found the prosecution had not proved organised crime involvement or use of a mafia method in the company’s operations.
The acquittal clears Betsolution and its directors of charges that organised crime was involved in company operations.
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An Italian appeals court acquitted three defendants in the ordinary-procedure appeal in the Gambling investigation, overturning their 30 June 2025 trial-court judgment. The court ruled they had not committed the offences, excluded the alleged mafia association and related aggravating factor, and revoked confiscation of seized assets and civil awards; its reasons are due within 90 days.
An Italian appeal court acquitted three defendants in the Gambling investigation, overturning a trial court judgment from 30 June 2025. The court ruled that they had not committed the offences.
Reportedly, the Tribunal of Rimini acquitted four defendants with the full formula "the fact does not exist" in a case arising from anomalous betting on a Greek Serie B football match, ordering the release of €313,000 in seized winnings. The match between Apollon Larissa and Aiginiakos on 17 February 2019 ended 3-2 at odds of 27 to 1, prompting four betting shops to block payouts and alert authorities.
The Tribunal of Rimini has acquitted four defendants in a case arising from anomalous betting on a Greek Serie B football match. The court ruled that "il fatto non sussiste" and ordered the return of €313,000 in seized winnings.
Rome’s Court of Appeal acquitted the operator of a data transmission centre linked to a Maltese bookmaker without an ADM concession on 30 May 2026, finding that the alleged offence had not been established. The report says the court considered evidence such as computers and betting slips insufficient to prove intermediation through local payouts or gaming accounts.
The Court of Appeal of Catania acquitted a betting-shop owner on 23 June 2026, overturning a first-instance conviction over alleged unauthorised betting intermediation. The court said computers, betting slips and schedules alone did not establish that the defendant collected stakes, paid winnings or transmitted bets.
Rome’s Court of Appeal acquitted a betting data-centre operator on 30 May 2026, ruling that the offence was not established. The case concerned a centre linked to a Maltese bookmaker without an ADM concession; the court said the evidence did not show that the operator accepted individual bets or paid winnings. It said proof of intermediation, such as local payout of winnings or sham betting accounts, was required.