Austrian Police Seized and Destroyed Illegal Slots
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Austrian financial police seized over a hundred illegal slot machines and almost $18,000 in cash.
123 illegal slot machines were seized and destroyed by the police in Salzburg. The operation is part of a bigger campaign against fraud in Austria. Some illegal gambling facilities were operating under the guise of legitimate businesses. The unlicensed venues were blocked by reinforced iron doors.
Austrian police destroyed 123 illegal slots and recovered almost $18,000 in cash. The illegal operators could be fined up to half a million dollars per machine. The minister of finance stressed the importance of curbing the illegal gambling market.
Austria has a problem with illegal gambling and gambling-related fraud. A man from Austria swindled Hungarian workers who worked in Austria to fuel his wagers and cryptocurrency investments. He was caught out and arrested.
