Burst of checks by the local police of Sassari in the premises of the city where slot machines are installed.

Seventy activities controlled by the police, who also imposed 27 penalties.

Under the scrutiny, compliance with the legislation governing electronic gaming, not respected by many. For example, officers found that many businesses kept video gaming terminals operating during prohibited hours, allowed underage play, or failed to display legal signs warning them about their operation.

"The commitment of the Local Police in this direction - explains a note from the Command - therefore aims to stem the phenomenon of gambling addiction, and in particular to preserve the safety and health of minors and to prevent the latter from freely and unknowingly accessing this form of play.

It is an increasingly topical and dramatic theme. Pathological gambling or gambling disorder (Gap) is an internationally recognized pathology by the World Health Organization that falls under the diagnostic category of impulse control disorders and has a strong relationship with drug addiction and, like this, is framed in the category of so-called “behavioral addictions”».

(Unioneonline/lf)

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