Italy’s Council of State rejected an appeal by a gambling company against the refusal of a licence to install video lottery terminals, upholding the Questura of Barletta-Andria-Trani’s assessment. The court considered the refusal lawful on the grounds stated in the decision.
The ruling leaves the licence refusal in place and informs operators’ ability to install VLTs in the jurisdiction.
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The Campania Regional Administrative Court upheld Naples police headquarters’ refusal of a licence for a betting shop in Bacoli, according to the report. The court accepted municipal police measurements showing walking distances of 200 to 237 metres from a school, below the regional 250-metre minimum; the applicant’s appeal was rejected.
The Campania Regional Administrative Court (TAR Campania) has upheld the refusal of a betting-shop licence for premises on Viale Olimpico in Bacoli, Italy, confirming the decision taken by the Naples police headquarters (Questura di Napoli). The court rejected the company's appeal, so the betting collection activity at the site cannot begin, according to the ruling.
TAR Campania upheld the refusal of a betting licence for G.M. 365 S.r.l.’s premises in Torre Annunziata. The court said the earlier licence had been revoked before the company sought a new authorisation, so the premises did not retain an exemption from the regional 250-metre distance rule; they are about 100 metres from a church.
The TAR Campania has upheld the refusal of a betting licence sought by G.M. 365 S.r.l. for premises at corso Vittorio Emanuele III 395 in Torre Annunziata, according to the court's ruling. The court found that the earlier public-security licence had been revoked before the company applied for a new authorisation, so the premises did not keep an exemption from the regional 250-metre distance rule. The premises are about 100 metres from a church.
The TAR Puglia rejected an applicant’s request to suspend the Questura’s refusal of a public-security licence for a betting business in Taranto province, in an order filed on 23 July 2026. The court said the purchase contract’s three-month licensing condition had already expired and found the applicant’s arguments about reliability and possible loss of a concessionaire relationship insufficient at this interim stage.
The TAR Calabria will hear on 21 October 2026 a company’s challenge to the Questura of Cosenza’s refusal of a betting licence. The court did not rule on the request to suspend the refusal, deciding instead that the case should proceed quickly to a full hearing.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected a betting company’s request to suspend the Rome police authority’s refusal of a licence for a betting venue. In an order deposited on 9 June 2026, the court said the case warranted a full hearing but found the claimed economic loss did not justify urgent relief. It scheduled the merits hearing for 10 November 2026.