Rimini local police reported four people on suspicion of organising illegal gambling on the Marina Centro seafront. Officers seized €200, along with equipment used for the game; the people remain presumed innocent unless convicted by a final judgment.
The reported seizure and allegations indicate enforcement against illegal street gambling in Rimini.
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Rome's Polizia di Stato coordinated a multi-agency operation in the Val Melaina district, identifying about 100 people and issuing administrative sanctions totalling almost €40,000. Inspectors examined five businesses, including betting shops, two of which were found compliant. A bar and a minimarket were closed over hygiene, undeclared work and missing risk-assessment documentation.
The Guardia di Finanza in Bari executed four precautionary measures in a Procura di Trani investigation into alleged usury and extortion. A preliminary investigation judge ordered three people held in custody and a fourth under house arrest; investigators allege loans at annual interest rates of up to 1,260%, including to people with gambling problems who used the money on slot machines and VLTs.
The Guardia di Finanza in Bari carried out four precautionary measures in an investigation by the Procura di Trani into alleged usury and extortion. A preliminary investigation judge at the Tribunale di Trani ordered three people held in custody and a fourth placed under house arrest, according to the report.
It was reported that Enna police implemented a four-day licence suspension affecting a gaming hall operator. The measure concerned the venue’s public security licence.
Police in Acireale, Sicily, reportedly found an unauthorised betting operation inside a stationery shop during a routine inspection. Officers seized computer and paper records, and the shop owner was reported to prosecutors over alleged unlicensed betting collection and intermediation.
It was reported that financial police uncovered an alleged illegal online betting network near Naples. The investigation led to five arrests and seizures of companies, business interests and commercial premises.