Agrigento provincial police chief Tommaso Palumbo suspended a licensed betting shop in Raffadali for 30 days from 11 March 2026. Checks by Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency found the premises also accepted bets for a bookmaker without a state concession or police licence.
The suspension affects a licensed betting venue found to be accepting bets for an unlicensed bookmaker.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
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| Not named | Not stated | Venice police uncover illegal Lotto-linked lottery at kiosk | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Calatabiano orders betting shop to close over missing start-of-activity filing | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM blocks 73 new unauthorised online gambling sites in Italy | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 50,000 | Italian authorities raid two illegal gambling venues in Reggio Calabria | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Frosinone judge annuls ADM penalty over minor entering betting shop | Not stated |
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Italy's Catania police suspended a betting shop's authorisations and ordered it closed for seven days under Article 100 of the public security law. The Questore issued the measure after police checks found that people with criminal records regularly gathered at the premises, which authorities said posed a risk to public order and safety.
Rome's police chief suspended a private club in the Prati district for 15 days under article 100 of the public security law. Inspections found an operating gaming area without authorisation or concessions, unlicensed food and drink sales, and drugs among customers. The club had already been suspended in March.
Rome's police chief suspended a private club in the Prati district for 15 days under article 100 of the consolidated public security law, according to a report. The order was notified to the club's managers by officers of the Borgo police station, which handled the administrative file, and the closure was enforced.
Bari’s provincial police commissioner ordered two VLT halls suspended for five days after inspections found violations. Police checked 18 betting and VLT businesses in Bari and the surrounding province as part of operations addressing crime and gambling.
Bari's provincial police commissioner ordered two VLT halls suspended for five days after violations were found during inspections.
The Padua questore suspended a gaming hall's licence for 30 days after police found violations of gambling and other rules during an inspection. Officers reported 42 gaming terminals still switched on during Veneto's required 13:00 to 15:00 suspension period, with five customers using them, as well as a payment terminal and further licensing and smoking-room breaches. The source does not name the hall.
Padua's police chief has suspended a gaming hall's licence for 30 days after officers found repeated breaches of gambling rules. The suspension took effect when the notice was served on 6 November.
The Questore of Savona suspended a bar's licence for seven days, from 15 to 21 October, after police found VLT machines running outside permitted hours. Officers issued an administrative sanction for breaching the municipal operating-hours ordinance. The order also cited earlier police interventions over habitual presence of convicted persons at the premises.