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Tuscany court suspends Livorno betting shop licence suspension pending hearing

Regulation

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.

The shop’s licence suspension is on hold, but the order to remove the machines remains effective pending the court’s decision.

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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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