Rome police fined two betting shops in Fidene a combined €8,000 for breaching operating-hour rules and lacking qualified staff to manage betting. The fines followed increased checks across several city districts.
The enforcement highlights operators’ exposure to penalties for local operating-hour and staffing violations.
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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.
Mira municipal police found slot machines operating outside permitted hours at three businesses during inspections in Mira, Italy, the report said. The breaches of regional rules resulted in total fines of €2,000.
Local police in Mira, in the province of Venice, reportedly carried out checks at three businesses in the town.
Italy’s State Police identified irregularities at a betting shop during checks in eastern Rome, according to a report. Police said the premises lacked a designated manager and employed an unauthorised worker; its licence holder was reported to authorities, and the shop received a €150 fine for operating gaming machines outside locally permitted hours.
State Police checks in eastern Rome ended with 10 arrests and three reports to the Prefecture for drug use, according to a report. The operation also resulted in several administrative penalties against local businesses.
Police in Crotone issued six administrative penalties for smoking-ban violations during checks at two betting shops with slot-machine areas, according to the report. The penalties totalled €990.
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.