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The online casino group Planetwin365 says it has been wrongly implicated as part of a crackdown on organized crime and a network of rigged online casinos being run out of Italy.
The company issued this statement to Gambling911.com in the wake of these reports:
Following the significant results by operation "Jamm Jamm", conducted by the Guardia di Finanza in the South of Italy, SKS365 Malta Ltd, owner of the planetwin365 brand and active as a nationally licensed gaming operator throughout Italy, emphasizes that it is completely unrelated to any illegal activities perpetrated by the defendants. According to SKS365, planetwin365 is in fact an injured party in the activities which have been brought to light.
As was evidenced by the Italian investigators, the now accused defendants would in fact exploit the reputation and popularity of planetwin365’s services to carry out their fraudulent activities. SKS365 points out that the investigated activities were carried out through people and entities who were not part of planetwin365’s network of 1001 shops in Italy.
SKS365 has already been active for some time in reporting to authorities so-called "under the table" operations in unlicensed gaming establishment in Italy. SKS365 will in every possible way safeguard its good name and its licensed and regulated operations in Italy. The company will continue to support the investigations in order to protect its customers and ensure the correctness of local shop management and the proper implementation of corporate standards.
Italian police have arrested 18 individuals in connection with the scheme dubbed “Operation Jamm Jamm”. That nick name is derived from a discotheque called Jamm Jamm for which police claim was operated using the proceeds from the illegal online gambling operation.
The well-established Dollaro Poker Network had previously been cited as having ties to the criminal organization.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
