Arezzo’s police chief ordered a 15-day suspension of a betting and VLT venue’s public security licence, according to the report. Police checks reportedly found repeated breaches of municipal opening-hour rules and frequent visits by people considered potentially dangerous; the measure aims to prevent further public-safety risks.
The suspension prevents the venue from operating under its public security licence for 15 days.
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The police chief for Monza and Brianza ordered a seven-day suspension of a gaming hall in Arcore, Italy, following an inspection by local and provincial police and customs officials, according to the report. Inspectors found the venue operating without the licence holder or representatives present and allowing bar customers unrestricted access.
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.
Catania police suspended a betting shop’s licence for seven days after an administrative inquiry and repeated inspections, according to a report on 5 October 2026. The Questura said people with criminal records for serious offences had been repeatedly present at the venue; the order was issued under Article 100 of the TULPS.
The TAR Lombardia's Brescia section upheld a precautionary appeal by the operators of a gaming hall in Trescore Balneario, suspending the Bergamo police headquarters' revocation of their VLT installation licence. The court held that busier bar trade in the early morning did not show food and drink service had become secondary to gaming. The suspension allows gaming and catering to resume; the revocation, issued on 11 August 2026, followed local police inspections on 19 June and 14 July 2026.
The TAR Lombardia's Brescia section has upheld a precautionary application by the operators of a gaming hall in Trescore Balneario, near Bergamo, and suspended the Bergamo police headquarters' revocation of the licence for the installation of VLT machines. The court's single-judge precautionary decree suspends the contested measures and allows both gaming and food and drink service to resume. The ruling is not a final decision on the lawfulness of the revocation.
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.