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Italy’s Supreme Court upholds ADM assessment over betting access from bar computers

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Italy’s Supreme Court rejected a bar owner’s appeal and upheld the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) assessment for unpaid betting tax relating to 2017, according to the report. The court found that a technical report supported the original assessment, and it also rejected challenges to the penalties.

The decision confirms the tax assessment and penalties in a case involving computers used to access non-compliant betting sites.

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