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Italy’s Council of State overturns ban on computers at gambling outlets

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Italy’s Council of State reportedly annulled a rule barring recharge-point operators from installing computers, tablets or kiosks that customers could use to access the internet. The court said the restriction was disproportionate, while noting that the ADM could replace it with more targeted limits; it also upheld transitional protections for concessionaires operating under technical extensions before the new concessions took effect.

The ruling changes equipment restrictions for recharge points while preserving transitional protections for some concessionaires.

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Italy’s Council of State upholds PVR register limits for extended concessions

Italy’s Council of State rejected the Customs and Monopolies Agency’s appeal, confirming that PVR register rules cannot immediately apply to remote-gambling concessionaires under technical extensions or their linked retailers. The agency said more than 23m retail outlets had registered; the court found this did not establish that the rules would not reduce the existing network. The provisions must be coordinated with the new concessions awarded through tender procedures.

Italy's Council of State has upheld a ruling that the register of recharge and sales points (PVR) cannot be applied immediately to remote-gambling concessionaires operating under technical extensions or to their linked retailers. The Sixth Section rejected the appeal by the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) against the earlier decision of the Lazio regional administrative court (Tar del Lazio), in a judgment issued on 24 September 2026.

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