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Lazio court orders AGCOM to withdraw €750,000 Google fine

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Italy’s Administrative Court of Lazio ordered AGCOM to withdraw its €750,000 fine against Google over gambling-related links. The court found Google had not breached the Dignity Decree, after Google argued that independent advertisers were responsible and the company had updated its policies to remove prohibited content.

The ruling withdraws Google’s fine and clarifies its responsibility for gambling-related links under the Dignity Decree.

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Lazio court rejects urgent suspension requests over bingo concession fees

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected two requests for immediate suspension of revised fees for bingo concession holders in Italy. The Customs and Monopolies Agency set monthly amounts from 3.250 euro to 9mila euro for the provisional extension period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2026, based on operator revenue. The court did not rule on the fees’ legality and scheduled a collective hearing for 2 December.

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court has rejected two requests for interim suspension of the revised fee payable by bingo concession holders for the provisional extension of their concessions. With two decrees, the president of the court's Second Section found that the conditions of extreme seriousness and urgency required for a single-judge interim measure were not met. A collective hearing on both appeals is scheduled for the council chamber on 2 December.

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