Alicante’s local government has suspended new approvals for gambling venues in a designated acoustically saturated area of the historic centre. The restriction covers casinos, bingo halls and gaming halls, but permits some changes from noisier nightlife uses to lower-impact restaurants and cafés.
Operators cannot obtain new licences for covered gambling venues within the designated area.
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The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, has suspended the revocation of a VLT installation licence at a Trescore Balneario gaming venue. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the section president halted the contested measures, allowing gaming and food and beverage service to resume. The Bergamo police headquarters had revoked the licence under article 88 of the TULPS after inspections on 19 June and 14 July 2026.
The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, second section, has suspended the revocation of a licence to install VLT machines at a gaming venue in Trescore Balneario, in the province of Bergamo. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the president of the second section ordered the suspension of the contested measures, allowing both gaming and the food and beverage service connected to the venue to resume.
Prato’s police chief suspended a betting and VLT venue’s licence for 15 days after officers found four minors inside in June, according to the police account. One of them had placed a bet on a football match. The owner was warned that further similar violations could result in licence revocation.
Tuscany’s administrative court granted the operators’ interim appeal and suspended the Arezzo police chief’s 15-day closure order for a betting and VLT venue. The court said the cited grounds appeared uncertain at this preliminary stage and scheduled a hearing on the merits for 16 December 2026.
The Questore of Rome suspended a betting venue’s licence in Guidonia Montecelio for five days after police found two minors inside. The venue’s owner also faced an administrative penalty under Article 9 of the public security law.
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