A study by Eurispes said the Lazio Regional Administrative Court ordered Meta in March 2023 to act against misleading advertising, particularly gambling promotion. The study cited the decision while arguing that existing rules and voluntary codes do not adequately address false online content.
The cited ruling concerns Meta’s obligations over misleading gambling advertising in Italy.
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The Lazio Regional Administrative Court postponed a hearing on a concessionaire’s challenge to measures by Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) over betting payouts and alleged odds errors. The court said procedural deadlines were no longer met after additional grounds and notifications, and did not rule on the merits or the legality of ADM’s actions. A new hearing date was not stated.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court declared inadmissible a bingo operator’s challenge to two ADM notes on prize-pool limits and bingo-hall transfers. The court did not rule on the merits, finding that the operator had combined challenges to distinct measures without sufficient connection; it also found a lack of interest regarding the transfer rules.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected a company’s request to suspend Ciampino’s order halting a gaming hall in Italy, according to the published ruling. At this interim stage, it found that a certified activity notification alone did not authorise the venue and upheld the application of distance limits around two sensitive sites. The full case remains open to later review.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court partially upheld a gaming network concessionaire’s appeal and annulled ADM penalties totalling €289,443.13 for service-level failures in 2015 and 2016. The court said the contractual penalties were excessive and should be recalculated at the minimum levels set by the concession terms. ADM may take further action in line with the ruling.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court declared inadmissible a concessionaire’s appeal against ADM’s forfeiture of a betting right at an outlet in Caselle Torinese. The court said ADM had authorised another concessionaire to take bets there and the appellant had not contested that authorisation, leaving no practical interest in overturning the earlier forfeiture.