The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected gambling companies’ challenge to regional restrictions in a judgment published on 4 May 2026. The court said the five-minute break every 30 minutes follows regional law, while clocks, signs and sound alerts are suggested ways to comply rather than mandatory measures.
Operators must provide the statutory breaks but may choose how to alert customers and demonstrate compliance.
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The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected a request to suspend Ciampino’s order stopping a gaming hall, leaving the municipal measure in force pending a full ruling. The court’s interim assessment found that the operator needed prior municipal authorisation and that nearby facilities could qualify as protected sensitive sites.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected a concessionaire’s appeal and upheld ADM’s withdrawal of two betting collection rights in Cava de’ Tirreni, according to the judgment published on 10 June 2026. The court found that a private dispute with the outlet manager did not excuse an interruption lasting more than 30 days or remove the concessionaire’s duty to maintain betting operations.
It was reported that Lazio’s administrative court rejected an urgent suspension request by Blockratize and Adventure One QSS against ADM’s Polymarket blocking measures. A further interim hearing is scheduled for 25 August.
The Campania Regional Administrative Court ordered Italy’s Interior Ministry and Caserta municipality to pay a betting hall operator €36,366 in damages. The court said the operator had incurred costs relying on a licence later annulled after a municipal inspection found a sensitive site less than 250 metres away; it excluded claims for lost earnings and reputational damage.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court interrupted Oxford S.r.l.’s appeal concerning the loss of its bingo concession, in an order following a hearing on 22 September 2026. The court acted after Oxford filed a Rome court ruling opening judicial liquidation proceedings against the company; the appeal may be resumed or refiled after notice of the interruption.