Italy’s Supreme Court rejected ADM’s appeal against a Milan Court of Appeal ruling that had reduced a penalty imposed on an operator over gaming machines without protective casings. The Supreme Court issued order 31743 on 4 December 2025.
The ruling leaves in place the reduced penalty for an operator over gaming machines lacking protective casings.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Not stated | ADM blocks 219 unauthorised gambling sites in Italy in Q3 2025 | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Abruzzo Monopolies Office and Guardia di Finanza find gambling violations | Not stated |
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The Emilia-Romagna regional administrative court rejected an appeal against penalties issued by the Municipality of Reggio Emilia for installing five AWP machines in a venue less than 500 metres from sensitive locations. The Parma-section ruling concerned five breaches of article 6 of regional law 5/2013, with reports issued on 2 January 2024 setting a €9,000 fine per machine plus sealing of the devices. The court found the machines were new and distinct from those previously installed, so the regional ban on new installations applied.
The regional administrative court for Emilia-Romagna has rejected an appeal against penalties imposed by the Municipality of Reggio Emilia over the new installation of five AWP machines in a venue less than 500 metres from sensitive locations. The ruling was issued by the court's Parma section.
Italy’s Court of Cassation rejected a defence appeal and upheld the preventive seizure of betting venues, commercial premises and bank accounts linked to a gaming company. The case concerns suspected fraudulent asset transfers and alleged assistance to organised crime; the seizure had been ordered by a preliminary investigations judge on 11 June 2026. The court said the lower court had adequately explained the risk of continued offending and further transfers of assets.
Italy's Court of Cassation has upheld the preventive seizure of betting venues, commercial premises and bank accounts linked to a gaming company under investigation for suspected fraudulent asset transfers and alleged assistance to organised crime. The court declared inadmissible a defence appeal against a 9 July order by L'Aquila's review court, leaving in place the seizure ordered by a preliminary investigations judge on 11 June 2026.
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.
Italy’s Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a conviction for unauthorised betting activity, according to a report on its 2026 ruling. The court said a business directly collecting bets in Italy must hold the public security authorisation required by Article 88 of the Tulps, even when the betting contract is with a bookmaker in another EU country.
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.