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Italian police raided gambling mafia
Since the beginning of this year Italian carabinieri have held the second special operation against the local mafia. As a result eight suspects are in prison and another 10 are under house arrest. In total 65 people are under investigation, they are charged with organizing of illegal gambling.
The group based in the south of Italy and tightly connected with other regions of the country has been engaged in money laundering through online gambling sites and online poker. According to local media, in addition to sites like dgbpoker.com, pkgambling373.com, pkwildpoker.net, betfaktor.com, and betaland.com, a well-known room planetwin365.com is also under suspicion.
In turn, the Austrian SKS365 Group which owns PlanetWin365 as well as OIA Services Ltd which has the rights to Betaland, dismisses any accusations saying that "fraudsters were exploiting the reputation of the brand to held their illegal activity."