Italy’s Council of State rejects automatic bingo concession extensions
Italy’s Council of State partially upheld an appeal by ANIB and Play Game and annulled an ADM note concerning bingo concession charges during an extension. The court said the statutory extension materially changed the concession terms and required a new award procedure; ADM must arrange new tenders and recalculate interim monthly payments based on each operator’s turnover. Pandemic losses are outside the recalculation.
Bingo operators may face new tenders and turnover-based interim payments instead of the uniform charge under the automatic extension.