The police confiscated 20 gambling machines from two Chisinau casinos that worked without the necessary documents in the evening of February 10. Legal action was taken against the administrator - a 37-year-old man living in Bender town, IPN reports.

According to the General Police Inspectorate, during searches the police identified a number of serious violations of the legislation. The money collected from the clients of the casinos wasn’t recorded through cash registers. Both of the casinos didn’t have authorizations and licenses allowing them to work, while their owner couldn’t show the standardization certificates for the machines.

The casinos were closed. The administrator faces a fine of 40,000 to 60,000 lei.