Pistoia’s police headquarters has stepped up checks on public gambling, and the police chief ordered a betting shop’s licence suspended after minors were found there, a news report said. The checks were conducted by administrative and security police, but the available text does not specify the suspension period or the shop’s operator.
The suspension affects a betting shop’s ability to operate in Pistoia.
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Savona’s police chief suspended a bar’s licence for seven days following repeated disorder. Police also found slots operating during prohibited municipal hours and issued an administrative penalty. The action followed an April 2025 warning to the owner.
The Arezzo provincial police chief suspended a licensed betting and VLT hall’s public-security licence for 15 days from 6 October, according to press reports. Police checks found the venue was a meeting place for people considered dangerous or with criminal records, the report said.
Prato’s police chief suspended a betting and VLT venue’s licence for 15 days after officers found four minors inside in June, according to the police account. One of them had placed a bet on a football match. The owner was warned that further similar violations could result in licence revocation.
The Arezzo police chief suspended a betting and VLT venue’s licence for 30 days, effective 26 February, according to the report. The measure followed police checks that reportedly found the premises was regularly attended by people with criminal records or considered dangerous; the police chief had issued a similar order in October.
Italian police inspected four betting shops in Florence during a city-wide operation on Friday. Officers reported that minors under 18 were present in areas dedicated to betting at one venue, in breach of the cited 2011 decree; the young people were handed back to their parents.