Italy’s Council of State postponed its decision on Vincitù’s appeal against a €388,000 penalty concerning the ban on gambling advertising. The court will wait for the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on a similar case before deciding; the next hearing is scheduled for 19 March 2026.
The appeal may affect how Italy’s gambling advertising ban is assessed against EU rules.
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An Italian appeal court upheld a €20,000 administrative penalty against the owner of a data transmission centre linked to an overseas bookmaker, according to the report. The case concerned a bet on a French number-draw lottery that was not included in an Italian-approved betting schedule. The court said the administrative rules applied separately from the operator’s acquittal in a criminal case.
The Court of Appeal of Messina rejected appeals by the administration and an internet-point operator, leaving in place a lower court ruling that upheld a sanction only for the computer connected to a thermal printer. It found that ordinary computers used for internet browsing could not be treated as gaming machines merely because they could access online gambling sites; the printer and betting notes supported treating the linked computer as usable for collecting bets.
Italy’s Council of State rejected a company’s appeal and upheld the withdrawal of a bingo concession for a venue in Fiumicino. ADM’s 22 March 2023 decision cited failure to resume operations, licensing and documentation deficiencies, unpaid fees and inadequate security; the court said the company had not substantiated its explanation for remaining closed.
Italy’s Council of State has rejected an appeal by a Sant’Antimo venue operator and upheld ADM’s removal of the business from the RIES register for gaming-machine operators. The case concerned licences required for machines at the venue; the court found that a different authorisation could not replace the missing requirements and dismissed the operator’s appeal.
Italy’s Council of State has definitively upheld the revocation of a betting shop licence in Naples, rejecting the operator’s appeal. The court cited repeated breaches, including operating outside permitted hours, irregular gaming machines and the presence of people with police records; it said the findings supported withdrawing the licence.