Lucca’s questor ordered a betting shop in the municipality to close for three days after police found a minor inside during an inspection, according to the report. The minor was not playing, but the shop operator had not requested identification despite displaying a sign barring under-18s.
The closure underscores the enforcement risk for betting shops that fail to check customers’ ages at entry.
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Carabinieri and Cantù municipal police identified 125 people during coordinated checks in the city on 22 October 2026. Municipal police found a minor inside a betting shop and issued the shop owner an administrative inspection report that will lead to a financial penalty under rules protecting minors. Further checks are planned.
Municipal police officers found a minor inside a betting shop in Cantù during an inspection, and an administrative inspection report was drawn up against the owner of the business. The report will lead to a financial penalty under current rules protecting minors.
Catania’s police headquarters ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to the police notice reported in the article. The order was issued under Article 100 of the TULPS after checks documented the regular presence of people with criminal records; police said the measure aims to protect public order and safety.
Catania's police headquarters has ordered a seven-day temporary closure of a bar and betting shop in the San Cristoforo district, according to a police notice. The order was issued by the questore under Article 100 of the Testo unico delle leggi di pubblica sicurezza (TULPS) and was notified to the owner of the business.
Italy’s State Police ordered a seven-day closure of a bar and betting centre in Catania under Article 100 of the public security law. Police said the venue had repeatedly hosted people with criminal records and that the measure followed checks by the local police commissioner’s office.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court suspended a 10-day closure ordered by the Modena police commissioner over a dispute involving minors’ access to gambling. In an interim order published on 4 November 2026, the court said the case did not show grounds for the police power used and cited the ADM’s exclusive authority to impose the specified sanctions.
Modena's police authority had ordered a public venue to close for ten days, and the Emilia-Romagna regional administrative court (TAR) has now suspended that measure. The legal basis cited for the closure was article 100 of the consolidated public security law, known as TULPS. The underlying dispute concerns the ban on minors entering and taking part in gambling.
Tuscany’s administrative court granted the operators’ interim appeal and suspended the Arezzo police chief’s 15-day closure order for a betting and VLT venue. The court said the cited grounds appeared uncertain at this preliminary stage and scheduled a hearing on the merits for 16 December 2026.