Italian court suspends Modena police order closing venue over minors' gambling incident
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
The Emilia-Romagna regional administrative court provisionally suspended a Modena police chief's order closing a licensed premises for ten days over an alleged minors-and-gambling incident. The court said it needed a full panel to examine whether the police chief's general public-safety powers can be used where a special law gives the Customs and Monopolies Agency competence over sanctions. The suspension lasts until the panel's interim ruling on 4 November 2026 and is not a final finding on the order's legality.
Why it matters
Venue operators face uncertainty over whether police public-safety powers can support closures where ADM has sanctioning competence.