Italy’s Supreme Court upholds conviction over betting accounts used by customers
Italy’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal against a conviction for illegal betting collection, confirming that a centre operator commits an offence by letting customers bet through the operator’s account or nominal accounts. The court said the conduct included access by minors and false online identities, and that a foreign bookmaker’s authorisation does not make the intermediary activity lawful.
The ruling clarifies that operators’ authorisations do not shield centres that obscure bettors’ identities from criminal liability.