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Florence court cancels €20,000 gambling-venue fine and computer confiscation

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A court in Florence annulled a €20,000 administrative fine and the confiscation of ten computers from a gambling venue in Prato. The ruling followed the Constitutional Court’s declaration that the provisions underlying the sanction were unconstitutional and had ceased to have legal effect retroactively from publication of its judgment.

The decision removes the fine and confiscation imposed on the Prato venue under the invalidated provisions.

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Tuscany regional court overturns 10-day suspension of Florence gaming hall licences

Tuscany’s Regional Administrative Court overturned the Florence police chief’s 10-day suspension of a gaming hall’s public security licences, according to a report on the ruling. The court agreed that the ADM had already sanctioned the underage-entry incident and that the presence of a company partner did not establish unauthorised representation.

A company running a gaming hall in Florence won its appeal before the Tuscany regional administrative court, whose Second Section annulled the police chief's order suspending its public security licences for ten days. The judges reached the decision in their chambers session of 29 September 2026.

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