The material seized at Giochi del Titano could increase the number of suspects, currently standing at seven. Investigators removed video surveillance systems, ten slot machines along with their gaming data, as well as mobile phones and computer devices belonging to those involved. The evidence is meant to establish how many — and which — employees of the company may have played a role in an alleged €7.5 million money-laundering scheme.
The list of suspects, besides Sicilian businessman Elio Marino and his partner, includes five employees of the gaming house, among them general manager Salvatore Caronia, who has been placed under house arrest, and his deputy Angelo Muraccini. No statement has so far been issued by Caronia’s defense team.
According to the prosecution, Marino allegedly used the company’s slot machines to launder cash of illicit origin, linked to crimes such as embezzlement, tax evasion and fraud. The money, said to have been received from an Albanian national as compensation for bank transfers tied to false invoices, was allegedly then converted into checks issued by Giochi del Titano and passed off as gambling winnings.
The scheme reportedly exploited the statistical payout rate of the machines, which return between 92 and 95 percent of the money wagered — a loss considered acceptable in exchange for giving the funds an apparently legitimate origin. The investigation, which originated with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ravenna and continued through measures taken by the San Marino Court, also relies on the work of the Financial Intelligence Agency (Agenzia di Informazione Finanziaria), which tracked transactions worth over €7.4 million between 2019 and 2026.
It remains to be clarified, through analysis of the motherboards and servers of the seized machines, whether the software itself was also tampered with. These remain allegations at a preliminary stage of proceedings, and no responsibility has been established.
