The Lombardy second-instance tax court issued rulings supporting use of the margin criterion for Stanleybet in disputes over Italy’s single betting tax, the available text said. It also reported that the court ordered the tax administration to pay costs; lawyer Agnello said he hoped for cooperation with ADM.
The rulings affect the tax basis applied to Stanleybet and the administration’s costs in the disputes.
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Reportedly, Rome’s CGT has upheld the margin-based approach to betting tax. Lawyer Agnello called for consistent application of the tax nationwide.
The Latina Tax Court of First Instance ruled on 27 January 2026 that betting tax for 2018 must be calculated on the margin, not total stakes, in a case brought by Sogno di Tolosa/Betn1. The court also rejected the tax authority’s use of an indirect assessment method, finding the company had supplied detailed records and that the bookmaker, rather than a data transmission centre, was liable for the tax.
The Lazio Regional Tax Court of Second Instance upheld use of the margin method for Stanleybet’s betting tax from 2016. It said data-transmission centres that only pass bets to the foreign operator are exempt, leaving the tax payable by the bookmaker; lawyer Agnello urged ADM to pursue uniform application and dialogue.
The Lombardy Regional Administrative Court’s Brescia section overturned Curno’s refusal to allow a betting service inside an existing VLT venue. The court said regional distance restrictions for gaming machines cannot automatically be applied to betting collection, which it treated as a distinct activity.
A ruling by the Brescia branch of the Lombardy Regional Administrative Court has upheld a challenge to Curno's denial of permission to start a betting collection service within an already operating VLT hall. The judges concluded that Lombardy's distance rules for sensitive locations, written for gaming machines, do not carry over automatically to betting collection.
The Lombardy Regional Administrative Court in Brescia rejected a challenge to Curno’s order restricting gaming activities to 9am–11pm, according to its 2026 judgment No. 753. The court said local authorities can regulate venue and machine operating hours to protect public health and prevent gambling addiction; Curno’s order was adopted in February 2024.