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 suspension prevents the betting shop from operating under its licence for seven days.
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Catania’s police commissioner ordered a betting centre to close for seven days after police checks found repeated attendance by people with criminal records, according to the Questura. The suspension applies to the centre’s authorisations and followed an administrative investigation into public-order concerns.
Italy’s State Police suspended the public-security licence of a betting and VLT venue in Arezzo for 15 days, reportedly following repeated inspections. The police said checks found that people with criminal records regularly gathered at the venue; the measure was intended to protect public order and safety.
It was reported that Enna police implemented a four-day licence suspension affecting a gaming hall operator. The measure concerned the venue’s public security licence.
Novara State Police suspended for five days the licence of a gaming hall in Cureggio, in the province of Novara. The measure followed findings that customers could obtain cash inside the venue, a practice authorities said breached banking law and circumvented Piedmont rules restricting gaming halls near cash machines.
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 PressGiochi 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.