Sweden’s Administrative Court of Appeal upheld Spelinspektionen’s rejection of an association’s application to place bingo terminals in 297 retail locations. The court said bingo terminals should not be permitted in kiosks, shops and similar premises whose main activity is not gambling.
The ruling limits where operators can offer bingo through terminals in Sweden.
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Sweden’s Administrative Court upheld an SEK12m penalty against Videoslots, according to the report, confirming a sanction first imposed in April 2025. The case concerned alleged failures to meet player-protection duties; Videoslots disputed the findings and said it had strengthened its safeguards.
The Campania Regional Administrative Court rejected a company's appeal against the refusal of a public security licence for a betting shop in Torre Annunziata. In its 26 October 2026 judgment, the court said the previous licence revocation had broken authorisation continuity; the shop was about 100 metres from a place of worship, against a 250-metre minimum under regional law and local rules.
The Campania Regional Administrative Court (TAR Campania) has rejected an appeal by a company against the refusal of a public security licence for a betting shop in Torre Annunziata, in the province of Naples. The judgment was published on 26 October 2026. The court confirmed the refusal, which was based on the revocation of the shop's previous authorisation and on the failure to meet the minimum distance from sensitive locations set by regional rules.
The Regional Administrative Court of Puglia rejected an urgent request to suspend the refusal of a public-security licence for betting operations. The court said the matter would receive a fuller hearing at a session scheduled for 22 July; it did not decide the merits of the underlying appeal at this stage.
Calabria’s regional administrative court rejected a business owner’s request to suspend the Reggio Calabria police chief’s July 2026 refusal of a licence for a betting venue and VLT machines in Rosarno. The court found no grounds for interim relief, citing the applicant’s repeated night-time contact with people with criminal records and considering the claimed financial harm recoverable.
The Calabria regional administrative court (TAR), in its Reggio Calabria section, has upheld a police refusal of a licence for a betting venue and the installation of VLT machines in Rosarno. The judges rejected the request for interim suspension filed by the owner of the business.
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.