Italy’s Supreme Court upholds tax liability for foreign bookmakers, excludes 2009 penalties
Italy’s Supreme Court upheld the tax liability of Stanleybet Malta for betting activity conducted in 2009 by its Italian affiliate, Royal Betting. In its ruling on the company’s appeal against the Customs and Monopolies Agency, the court excluded tax penalties because of uncertainty in the rules at the time, but left the tax debt in place.
The ruling distinguishes bookmakers’ tax obligations from penalties for historical betting activity in Italy.