Lombardy court overturns Baranzate refusal of betting corner in existing bar
Lombardy’s regional administrative court annulled Baranzate’s refusal of a company’s application to operate a sports betting corner inside its existing bar. The court said regional distance rules cover specified gaming machines, not betting collection, and rejected the municipality’s planning-use argument.
The decision clarifies that the cited machine-distance rules do not automatically apply to betting collection in an existing bar.