Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) fined a betting shop in Sant’Agnello €6,666 and ordered a 10-day closure from 26 January to 4 February after a 17-year-old placed online bets there. The Carabinieri confirmed the betting after investigating; the young person had lost €800, the source says.
The case demonstrates the financial and operating penalties a betting shop can face for underage gambling.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
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| Not named | Not stated | Italy’s Council of State upholds Lotto outlet concession revocation in Monte di Procida | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Ferrara police suspend Comacchio betting venue licence for three days | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 20,000 | Italy’s Court of Cassation annuls €20,000 betting-agency penalty | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Carabinieri seize illegal betting premises in Gioia Tauro | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM blocks 55 new unauthorised gambling websites in Italy | Not stated |
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Police in Frattamaggiore and Grumo Nevano, north of Naples, reported the owner of a betting shop for continuing activity without the authorised person responsible for collecting bets. The owner was referred to the judicial authority for breaching public-security authorisation rules. Officers also identified 88 people, 19 with prior records, and checked 43 vehicles during the operation.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) updated its list of sites unauthorised to offer gambling, adding 86 domains. The source gives conflicting 2026 totals: 1,154 in the headline and 1,514 in the text; it also says two Stanleybet-linked sites became accessible again because they carried corporate content. ADM said its monitoring office would block portals used by offshore operators to attract Italian customers within a few days.
Italy's ADM has added 86 blocked domains to its list of sites unauthorised to offer gambling in the country.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) ordered internet providers to block 86 additional websites offering or promoting gambling in breach of current rules, while restoring access to Stanleybet.net and Stanleybet.com. Providers must implement the blocks and restore the two domains by 25 November 2026; the blocked-site total is 13,163.
Italy's ADM has ordered internet providers to block 86 additional gambling websites and restore access to Stanleybet.net and Stanleybet.com. The sites offer or advertise gambling products and services in ways that do not comply with current rules, ADM said. The total number of blocked sites is 13,163.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency seized gaming machines lacking required authorisations at four bowling alleys in Milan, Varese, Cantù and Cerro Maggiore on 10 November 2026. Inspectors also found missing remote-control devices and irregularities involving prizes, which must not exceed €20 under the rules cited by the agency.
Italy's ADM seized entertainment machines without the required authorisations at four bowling alleys in Lombardy. The venues were in Milan, Varese, Cantù and Cerro Maggiore.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency and Guardia di Finanza inspected betting businesses and gaming machines in L’Aquila province between 29 October and 8 November. The agencies said the checks found no irregularities and formed part of a national plan targeting illegal activity and compliance with gambling rules.
Italy’s ADM and Guardia di Finanza reportedly found no irregularities in gambling checks in L’Aquila province. The checks took place from 29 October to 8 November under a national plan prepared by Guardia di Finanza to combat illegal gambling.