Schleswig-Holstein authorities seize more than 50 illegal machines in Elmshorn and Hamburg
German authorities seized more than 50 suspected illegal gambling machines and assets worth over €500,000 during searches in Elmshorn and Hamburg on 8 January, according to a joint statement from Schleswig-Holstein’s General Prosecutor’s Office, tax investigators and Bad Segeberg police. More than 140 personnel took part in searches of hospitality venues and homes as part of an investigation into suspected unauthorised gambling; the assets were provisionally secured.
The operation removes suspected illegal machines and assets from circulation while the investigation proceeds.