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Puglia administrative court orders licence review, leading to betting shop approval

Licences & markets

The Puglia Regional Administrative Court in Lecce ordered further checks in a dispute over a betting shop licence in Specchia, according to the report. Lecce police later granted the licence on 29 January 2026 after reassessing the case; the court then closed the proceedings because the applicant’s request had been met.

The ruling and subsequent approval show how distance-measurement checks affected a betting shop’s licensing outcome.

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Enforcement & compliance

Tuscany administrative court upholds betting and VLT licence revocations in Prato

Tuscany’s regional administrative court rejected a company’s appeal and upheld the revocation of its public-security authorisations for betting and VLT operations in Prato. The revocations followed an anti-mafia prohibition issued by the Prato Prefecture in March 2022; the court said the evidence indicated a current risk of organised-crime influence over the company.

Tuscany's regional administrative court (Tar Toscana) has confirmed the revocation of licences for betting and video lottery (VLT) gaming at a business linked to a company subject to an anti-mafia prohibition issued by the Prato Prefecture. The court rejected the appeal against the Questura's measures on the merits and found the revocation of the public-security authorisations lawful.

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