Florence’s Questore suspended a betting venue’s licence for seven days from 10 September 2026 after police found two minors on the premises during a 24 July inspection. The police authority said the measure followed checks and cited a previous 2024 inspection that found an unapproved representative; the venue may appeal.
The suspension temporarily prevents the venue from operating under its betting licence.
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Italy’s State Police suspended the public-security licence of a betting and VLT venue in Arezzo for 15 days, reportedly following repeated inspections. The police said checks found that people with criminal records regularly gathered at the venue; the measure was intended to protect public order and safety.
The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, has suspended the revocation of a VLT installation licence at a Trescore Balneario gaming venue. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the section president halted the contested measures, allowing gaming and food and beverage service to resume. The Bergamo police headquarters had revoked the licence under article 88 of the TULPS after inspections on 19 June and 14 July 2026.
The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, second section, has suspended the revocation of a licence to install VLT machines at a gaming venue in Trescore Balneario, in the province of Bergamo. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the president of the second section ordered the suspension of the contested measures, allowing both gaming and the food and beverage service connected to the venue to resume.
Italy’s State Police said the Catania police chief ordered two businesses to close for seven days: a kiosk-bar in Cibali and a bar-betting shop in Antico Corso. Police said repeated checks found people with criminal records at both venues, which authorities considered a risk to public order and safety.
Italy's State Police ordered the temporary suspension of two businesses in Catania: a kiosk-bar in the Cibali district and a betting centre in the Antico Corso area. The closure orders last seven days and were issued by the Catania police chief.
Catania’s police commissioner ordered a betting centre to close for seven days after police checks found repeated attendance by people with criminal records, according to the Questura. The suspension applies to the centre’s authorisations and followed an administrative investigation into public-order concerns.
The Catania police chief ordered a betting shop in the Librino district to close for seven days under Article 100 of the public security law. Police said inspections found that people with criminal records regularly met at the premises, and officers notified the operator of the suspension.