(Jamma) Three people were reported in a state of freedom to the judiciary - with charges of fraud, computer fraud and tax fraud - by the Guardia di Finanza who seized 73 slot machines illegally held by a company based in Pisticci (Matera).As part of the checks aimed at repressing economic illegality and protecting citizens against the scourge of gambling addiction, the Provincial Command Guardia di Finanza of Matera has managed to seize 73 slot machines illegally held by a sector company based in Pisticci.
The men of the Fiamme Gialle of the Metaponto Brigade, coordinated by the Compagnia di Matera, at the end of an articulated investigation and tax assessment activity, proceeded to seize theslot machines irregular, as they do not have the authorizations and do not have the expected connection "Online” to the telematic control network managed by the Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies, thus not allowing the Treasury to verify the regularity of the bets.
The investigative activity, conducted in a transversal way, also concerned the huge profits made over time and subtracted from taxation by various joint-stock companies attributable to a single entity and, above all, the protection of citizens exposed to risks related to gambling .
Basically, the link Online to the telematic network managed by the State Monopolies of gaming machines, in addition to allowing the Treasury to verify the regularity of the bets, it also serves to check the correct functioning of the slot machines and to verify if the percentage of winnings falls within the parameters established by law. The activity of each gaming machine is thus continuously monitored, as the flow of information on bets and winnings is continuous.
The expedient used to defraud both the Treasury and the users of entertainment and amusement devices consists in cloning the electronic cards of the slot machines and fictitiously connecting the "clones" to the network so that the data sent to the State Monopolies is not refer to the machine in use, thus bypassing "PR.EU" checks and taxation (single tax levy envisaged for this type of activity).
The operations ended with the report on the loose to the competent Judicial Authority of n. 3 subjects of Italian nationality for fraud, IT fraud and tax crimes. For N. 4 companies and no. 7 people were also reported administrative violations of public safety laws.
Overall, the activity made it possible to report for the recovery for taxation taxable amounts not declared for the purposes of direct taxes, VAT and Pr.EU for over 1 million euros, taxes evaded for approximately 500.000 euros and to report to the State monopoly administrative fines for over 300 thousand euros.
