Italian police fined a betting shop owner in Turin more than €6,600 and reported him for allowing minors into the venue during a coordinated inspection. Police also reported him for allowing an employee to take bets without the required authorisation; checks will continue regularly.
The enforcement highlights penalties for admitting minors and taking bets through an unauthorised employee.
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Police in Pozzuoli found minors inside a betting shop during a local operation, according to the report. The business’s owner received an administrative sanction; the report gives no amount.
Italian police reported the owner of a betting shop in Cirò Marina to judicial authorities after finding two notebooks recording loans to customers for subsequent bets. Police said the practice breached conditions attached to the public security licence, and seized the notebooks.
Italian police reportedly referred a betting shop owner to judicial authorities over alleged breaches of public security licence conditions after finding records of customer loans.
Police reported a stationery shop owner over an illegal betting premises inside the shop in Acireale. State police have stepped up inspections of betting premises, gaming halls and internet points across Catania province.
State police in Acireale reported the owner of a stationery shop to the judicial authority after officers found an unauthorised betting operation in rooms attached to the shop, according to a police account reported on 9 October 2026. The owner faces allegations of lacking the licence issued by the Questore and of unlawfully accepting and collecting bets, including through intermediation. The presumption of innocence applies until any final conviction, the report said.
It was reported that police found a Frattamaggiore betting shop operating without the person appointed to collect wagers. Officers reported the owner over the absence during local checks.
Police in Crotone referred a betting-shop owner to judicial authorities for allegedly breaching public-security requirements, according to the report. Officers said the shop had lent money to regular customers to enable further betting and seized handwritten records; a worker was also found to be improperly employed.