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Italy’s Supreme Court rejects heirs’ compensation claim over betting entrepreneur’s detention

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Italy’s Court of Cassation upheld the rejection of a compensation claim by the heirs of a Naples gaming and betting entrepreneur detained for more than two years between 2009 and 2011. The court found that his acceptance of nominal ownership stakes in gaming businesses had contributed through gross negligence to the mistaken detention, despite his acquittal on the association charge.

The ruling clarifies how nominal ownership of gaming businesses can affect compensation claims after detention.

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Italy’s Supreme Court upholds ADM betting tax assessments against unlicensed operations

Italy’s Supreme Court rejected appeals concerning Calabrian betting outlets linked to unlicensed foreign bookmaker Sogno di Tolosa. The ADM assessments cover tax years 2014–2019. The court confirmed that foreign bookmakers without an Italian concession and their collection outlets share liability for the betting tax.

Italy's Supreme Court, the Corte di Cassazione, has rejected a series of appeals against betting tax assessments issued by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) for outlets in Calabria connected to the foreign bookmaker Sogno di Tolosa, which holds no Italian concession or authorisation to operate in the country. The court held that the single betting tax is owed by the foreign bookmaker without a concession and by the collection points acting on its behalf, according to the rulings. The assessments cover tax years 2014 to 2019.

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