Crotone’s Questura revoked a gaming hall’s licences for betting and Video Lottery Terminal operations, according to reports. Authorities had identified repeated breaches of the authorisation conditions over the previous five years.
Repeated breaches resulted in the loss of the hall’s betting and VLT licences.
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Calabria’s regional administrative court rejected a business owner’s request to suspend the Reggio Calabria police chief’s July 2026 refusal of a licence for a betting venue and VLT machines in Rosarno. The court found no grounds for interim relief, citing the applicant’s repeated night-time contact with people with criminal records and considering the claimed financial harm recoverable.
The Calabria regional administrative court (TAR), in its Reggio Calabria section, has upheld a police refusal of a licence for a betting venue and the installation of VLT machines in Rosarno. The judges rejected the request for interim suspension filed by the owner of the business.
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.
It was reported that Milan police revoked a betting shop’s licences after a Guardia di Finanza investigation. Authorities accused the proprietor of using the venue to launder proceeds from tax offences.
Police in Bergamo reported administrative violations at three public venues during checks of gaming and betting premises, according to the report. Two venues allegedly kept video lottery terminals operating during a locally restricted 19:00–21:00 period; a third had surveillance cameras directed at workstations. The competent police division will determine the total sanctions, which may include suspension of up to three months for the operating-hours violations.
Police and the Guardia di Finanza in Brescia province found three irregular gaming machines in Lumezzane, according to reports. Authorities recorded three violations at one business involving the installation and use of machines for accepting wagers.