TAR Calabria suspended the Questore’s rejection of a betting business’s application for police authorisation in Reggio Calabria. The court ordered the Questura to reconsider the application within 30 days and scheduled a hearing on the merits for 16 September 2026.
The order requires the Questura to reconsider the business’s application to collect bets.
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The TAR Lombardia's Brescia section upheld a precautionary appeal by the operators of a gaming hall in Trescore Balneario, suspending the Bergamo police headquarters' revocation of their VLT installation licence. The court held that busier bar trade in the early morning did not show food and drink service had become secondary to gaming. The suspension allows gaming and catering to resume; the revocation, issued on 11 August 2026, followed local police inspections on 19 June and 14 July 2026.
The TAR Lombardia's Brescia section has upheld a precautionary application by the operators of a gaming hall in Trescore Balneario, near Bergamo, and suspended the Bergamo police headquarters' revocation of the licence for the installation of VLT machines. The court's single-judge precautionary decree suspends the contested measures and allows both gaming and food and drink service to resume. The ruling is not a final decision on the lawfulness of the revocation.
The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, has suspended the revocation of a VLT installation licence at a Trescore Balneario gaming venue. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the section president halted the contested measures, allowing gaming and food and beverage service to resume. The Bergamo police headquarters had revoked the licence under article 88 of the TULPS after inspections on 19 June and 14 July 2026.
The TAR for Lombardy, Brescia branch, second section, has suspended the revocation of a licence to install VLT machines at a gaming venue in Trescore Balneario, in the province of Bergamo. In a decree of 17 October 2026, the president of the second section ordered the suspension of the contested measures, allowing both gaming and the food and beverage service connected to the venue to resume.
Italy’s Council of State suspended enforcement of a lower court ruling that upheld the revocation of a VLT gaming licence, granting interim relief sought by two gaming companies. The court cited potential grounds concerning venue supervision and the proportionality of revocation, and scheduled a merits hearing for 18 March 2027.
Italy’s Council of State granted an interim request on 27 August 2026 in a dispute over a licence to install VLT machines in Padua. It suspended the refusal while the court considers whether the application concerns a new venue, subject to regional distance limits, or continuation of an existing business; the appeal hearing is set for 3 December 2026.
The Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany temporarily suspended the part of a Livorno police decree that halted a betting shop’s licence for 10 days. The order does not affect the requirement to remove 11 gaming machines, and the court will consider the case at a hearing on 3 September 2026.