Overview

• Berlin authorities conducted extensive raids targeting illegal gambling operations at Spätis, cafés, and snack bars across the city.
• The operation involved over 400 police officers and officials, confiscating 160 gambling machines suspected of generating up to €5 million in illegal revenue.
• The targeted company failed to pay required amusement taxes on machines authorized at 80 locations, leading to enforcement action.
• This effort is part of a 2023 initiative promoting inter-agency collaboration to combat organized crime by seizing illicit assets and disrupting revenue streams.
• Justice Senator Felor Badenberg emphasized the importance of weakening organized crime by confiscating illegal profits, with Berlin recovering €8.8 million in 2024 alone.