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Campania court overturns refusal of gambling shop licence

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The Campania Regional Administrative Court overturned a police decision refusing a woman a licence to open a public gambling outlet. The court said isolated encounters with people who had police records did not establish the continuing association needed to justify refusal, and ordered the Interior Ministry to pay €2,000 in legal costs.

The ruling sets out the evidence police must provide when refusing a gambling outlet licence on reliability grounds.

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Tuscany administrative court overturns 12-day betting-shop suspension

Tuscany’s Regional Administrative Court overturned a 12-day suspension imposed by the Pisa police commissioner on a betting shop with VLT terminals, according to the court ruling reported on 30 October 2026. The court found that the administration had not established the customer’s alleged minority through legally valid means and said there is no general duty to check every visitor’s identity.

Tuscany's Regional Administrative Court has ruled unlawful a 12-day suspension that the Pisa police commissioner imposed on a betting shop with VLT terminals, according to the judgment. The court found that the administration had not established the customer's alleged minority through legally valid means. The decision is contained in judgment 2095/2026, published on 30 October 2026, in which the court's Fourth Section upheld the operator company's appeal.

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