Police arrest 41 in illegal gaming bust

(ANSA) - Rome, July 22 - Anti-mafia and finance police arrested 41 people in an early-morning raid Wednesday, following a probe into an online illegal gaming ring run by Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia worth about 2 billion euros, investigators said.
    The operation involved the seizure of 45 national and 11 international businesses, 1,500 betting parlours, 82 national and international online gaming websites, and numerous pieces of property.
    Of the 41 people arrested, 28 were sent to jail and 13 were placed under house arrest.
    Police also executed five restraining orders and five orders to appear before judicial police as part of the operation.