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Naples appeal court cancels €20,000 fine against betting outlet operator

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The Court of Appeal of Naples overturned a €20,000 administrative fine against an Avellino betting outlet operator for providing customers with a computer connected to a sports betting platform. The court relied on a Constitutional Court ruling that invalidated the legal provisions behind the sanction; ADM offices in Taranto and Potenza separately cancelled two other €20,000 orders.

The ruling removes the legal basis for fines imposed on betting outlets for giving customers access to online gambling tools.

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Sicilian tax court cancels ADM betting-tax assessment against Alcamo company

Sicily’s second-instance tax court upheld an appeal by a company based in Alcamo and cancelled an ADM assessment for single betting tax, reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of euros. The ruling overturned the first-instance judgment and followed a final criminal acquittal of the accused on illegal betting-collection charges; the report describes the case’s application of rules linking criminal acquittals to tax proceedings.

Sicily's second-instance tax court upheld an appeal by a company based in Alcamo, according to Kogem. The court fully cancelled an assessment issued by ADM on single betting tax. The amount involved was hundreds of thousands of euros. The decision reversed the first-instance judgment.

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