Tuscany’s regional administrative court rejected a challenge to the three-day suspension of a gaming, betting and VLT venue’s licence in Pisa. The court said the preventive measure was justified by drug-related incidents inside and near the venue, and did not require proof of direct responsibility by its operator.
The ruling confirms that nearby incidents linked to a venue can support a temporary licence suspension.
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The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court suspended a 10-day closure ordered by the Modena police commissioner over a dispute involving minors’ access to gambling. In an interim order published on 4 November 2026, the court said the case did not show grounds for the police power used and cited the ADM’s exclusive authority to impose the specified sanctions.
Modena's police authority had ordered a public venue to close for ten days, and the Emilia-Romagna regional administrative court (TAR) has now suspended that measure. The legal basis cited for the closure was article 100 of the consolidated public security law, known as TULPS. The underlying dispute concerns the ban on minors entering and taking part in gambling.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court rejected an association’s urgent request to suspend authorisations for a betting and VLT venue in Bologna. The association says the venue is about 60 metres from its premises and challenges the city’s sensitive-site mapping; the court scheduled a full hearing on the interim request for 9 September 2026.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected a request to suspend Ciampino’s order stopping a gaming hall, leaving the municipal measure in force pending a full ruling. The court’s interim assessment found that the operator needed prior municipal authorisation and that nearby facilities could qualify as protected sensitive sites.
A second-instance tax court in Italy upheld tax assessments against a company and its two partners over three computers used by customers to access online betting sites. The court confirmed the 2016 assessments after inspectors distinguished the three betting terminals from other internet computers. The judges found the inspection went beyond noting internet access and that one taxpayer acknowledged the terminals were provided for gambling.
A second-instance tax court in Italy upheld income tax assessments against a company and its two partners over three computers that customers used to access online betting sites. The court rejected the appeal of the two taxpayers and confirmed the assessments for 2016, according to the report.
The Regional Administrative Court of Puglia rejected an applicant’s request to suspend the denial of a licence for a betting shop in Taranto, according to the ruling. The court said the claimed risk of serious and immediate harm was not demonstrated, leaving the Questura’s refusal in force at this interim stage.