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Council of State upholds €100 weekly PVR top-up limit in Italy

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Italy’s Council of State upheld the €100 weekly limit on PVR account top-ups made in cash or with certain payment methods, rejecting challenges to the rule in Legislative Decree No. 41 of 2024. The court said the cap targets health protection and the prevention of gambling-related harm, and applies only to specified payment methods rather than all account top-ups.

PVR operators must retain the upheld weekly cap for cash and specified payment-method top-ups.

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Council of State annuls ADM ban on customer devices at Italian PVRs

Italy’s Council of State ruled on 30 September 2026 on rules for points selling top-ups (PVRs), as described in a FIPE circular published on 5 November. It annulled the provision barring PVRs from making internet-connected devices available to customers, while upholding the weekly €100 cash top-up limit.

Italy's Council of State annulled the provision in an ADM determination that barred points selling top-ups (PVRs) from installing and providing customers with equipment for accessing online gambling, according to a circular from the FIPE trade federation. The court upheld the overall weekly limit of €100 on cash top-ups. FIPE published its circular no. 123 on 5 November 2026, covering PVR rules after the Council of State's ruling no. 7220 of 30 September 2026.

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