Italian mafia bust reveals deep Santapaola gaming links to Malta Santapaola-Ercolano clan has had longtime links to Maltese remote gaming companies 15 March 2021, 8:48am by Matthew Vella Cash bets collected in Italy were smuggled in cars that made regular trips to Malta on the Pozzola ferry; the money would then be used to make online bets, with the proceeds being laundered through property acquisitions in other countries A Maltese company connected to the Santapaola-Ercolano mafia clan in Catania, Sicily, was alleged to have facilitated the evasion of some €30 million in taxation by Itali...