Lazio Customs Agency: About 3600 Checks in Gaming & Tobacco Sectors in 2024

Lazio Monopolies Office Reports Positive 2024 Results, Conducts 2,700 Gaming Sector Checks

The Lazio Monopolies Office has announced a positive balance sheet for its 2024 activities, highlighting significant efforts in safeguarding citizens and businesses within the gaming and tobacco sectors.

With offices in Rome, Viterbo, and Latina, the Lazio Monopolies Office played a crucial role in achieving notable results for the Customs and Monopolies Agency (Adm) throughout 2024.

Beyond the administrative management of a substantial number of establishments in the Lazio region – including 4,602 tobacco retailers, 2,005 vending machines, 1,182 licenses, 269 neighborhood stores selling liquid inhalation products, 3,456 lottery receivers, and 4,990 establishments with entertainment devices – the Office conducted approximately 2,700 inspections in the gaming sector. These checks covered entertainment devices, betting, lotteries, bingo, and SuperEnalotto.

Additionally, around 900 inspections were carried out in the tobacco sector, focusing on retailers, licenses, and liquid inhalation products.

“The Office’s unwavering commitment was also evident in addressing social issues, with particular attention given to sectors at higher risk of involving minors. In fact, 598 checks were performed on vending machines to ensure that products were dispensed only after the introduction of electronic identification documents, and 740 checks were conducted at establishments located near sensitive areas, such as schools. The efforts to combat illicit activities in the gaming and tobacco sectors have revealed numerous irregularities, leading to the imposition of both administrative and criminal penalties,”

Adm stated in a released note. Furthermore, “many interventions were carried out in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies (Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri, and State Police), reaffirming an increasingly efficient presence in the territory.”