Vienna’s Group for Immediate Measures and the Financial Police carried out checks in three districts on Thursday as part of an operation targeting illegal betting activity, according to reports. Officials found several illegal gaming machines in a flat in Ottakring and opened its door by authority because nobody was present.
The discovery and inspection show enforcement activity against illegal gaming equipment in Vienna.
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Carabineros and municipal security teams dismantled an illegal casino in San Miguel, Santiago, and detained three people, reportedly. The venue had continued operating despite being closed since March 2024; authorities seized 71 machines valued at about CLP100m, or approximately US$100,000.
Carabineros dismantled a clandestine casino with 71 slot machines in the San Miguel commune of Santiago, Chile. Three people were detained during the operation.
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Mincetur, destroyed 518 illegal slot machines under its National Tourism Order Plan. The ministry said 315 machines had been seized in operations across six regions between 2009 and 2026, while 203 were intended for minors; authorities also closed 15 unauthorised gaming halls in 2026.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission and Highland County Sheriff’s Office seized 63 slot machines from a Greenfield business during a joint operation, according to the commission. Authorities had investigated the site after receiving complaints about unlicensed gambling machines and also seized an undisclosed amount of money. The commission said it would continue working with law enforcement on illegal gambling cases.
After the Ohio Casino Control Commission teamed up with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, 63 illegal slot machines were confiscated. Investigators had already been looking into a Greenfield business over suspected unlawful gambling, and that is where the devices turned up. The site sits along State Route 753, but officials have kept its precise name private.
Uganda's National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) confiscated more than 370 illegal gaming machines in operations across the country during October 2026, it said. The seizures included more than 170 machines across 11 districts on 16 October and more than 200 in further areas, including the Kampala Metropolitan Area, in an update on 29 October. The board said it worked with the Uganda Police Force and urged the public to report suspected illegal gaming activity.
Uganda's gaming regulator, the NLGRB, worked alongside the Uganda Police Force during October 2026 to take illegal gaming machines out of service. More than 370 illegal gaming machines were confiscated across several districts in October 2026, the board reported.
Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia seized illegal gambling machines at premises in Harsewinkel and Soest. Controls on 16 October found three illegal machines and unassigned cash in a Harsewinkel pub and four more in a café, while a 9 October operation in Soest closed and sealed a tea house holding four machines.
Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia seized illegal gambling machines at premises in Harsewinkel and Soest, according to a police press release. The controls took place on 16 October in Harsewinkel and on 9 October in Soest.