Lazio court rejects interim suspension of Italy’s Polymarket block

Italy’s Council of State granted an operator’s interim request on 26 October 2026, suspending the enforceability of a Lazio Regional Administrative Court ruling over minimum distances from sensitive sites for AWP machines at an existing business in Cave. The court cited a risk of serious, irreparable harm while the dispute proceeds; the underlying case concerns a refusal by the XI Comunità Montana to authorise the machines, and the final decision remains pending.

Italy's Council of State has granted an interim request from a business operator and suspended the enforceability of a ruling by the Lazio Regional Administrative Court on minimum distances from sensitive sites for AWP gaming machines installed at an existing commercial business. In an order published on 26 October 2026, the Fourth Section suspended the enforceability of Lazio Regional Administrative Court judgment 14898/2026, finding an imminent risk of serious and irreparable harm to the operator while the dispute awaits a final decision.