Agrigento police chief Tommaso Palumbo ordered an eight-day closure of a gaming and betting venue under Italy’s public security law. Police checks found a regular presence of people known to law enforcement, which authorities considered a risk to public order and safety.
The suspension shows that public-security grounds can temporarily interrupt a betting venue’s operations.
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The Veneto Regional Administrative Court urgently suspended the Padua police commissioner’s order to close a food-and-drink venue with an attached gaming room for 45 days. The court cited the irreversible harm alleged by the operator and ordered the police to submit a report and related documents; it will consider the interim application on 6 May 2026.
Agrigento’s police chief ordered the immediate closure of a betting shop in Ribera after authorities found it was operating without authorisation. Carabinieri and officials from the Customs and Monopolies Agency carried out the intervention; investigators said the shop took bets on behalf of a bookmaker without a concession.
Catania’s police headquarters ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to the police notice reported in the article. The order was issued under Article 100 of the TULPS after checks documented the regular presence of people with criminal records; police said the measure aims to protect public order and safety.
Catania's police headquarters has ordered a seven-day temporary closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to a police notice. The order was issued by the questore under Article 100 of the Testo unico delle leggi di pubblica sicurezza (TULPS) and was notified to the owner of the business.
Italy’s State Police ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting centre in Catania under Article 100 of the public security law. Police said the venue had repeatedly hosted people with criminal records and that the measure followed checks by the local police commissioner’s office.
Bergamo’s police chief revoked a company’s licence to install and operate VLTs at a venue in Trescore Balneario on 10 August 2026, after authorities found the premises were mainly operating as a bar. Police said inspections had found customers using the venue for food and drink, and local officers confirmed its operation as a bar; further checks at other venues are continuing.