TITLE: Italy's Regional Administrative Court Issues Order on Gambling Advertising Sanctions BODY: On July 29, 2025, the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio (Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio) issued an order addressing a case brought by A.C. against the Authority for Communications Guarantees (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni, AGCOM). The order concerns the enforcement of advertising restrictions related to gambling and betting. Specifically, it addresses violations of the prohibition on advertising for games or betting with monetary prizes and gambling activities. The case examines the application of administrative financial sanctions under the framework established by Decree-Law 12 July 2018, n. 87 (Urgent Provisions for the Dignity of Workers and Enterprises), as converted and amended by Law 9 August 2018, n. 96, Article 9, paragraph 2. Under the applicable legislation, administrative penalties for non-compliance with gambling advertising prohibitions are set at 20 percent of the value of the sponsorship or advertising in question, with a minimum penalty of €50,000 per violation. The court's order represents a judicial determination on the enforcement of these sanctions by AGCOM. This decision is relevant to operators, media companies, and advertising platforms subject to Italian gambling advertising restrictions. The order is published in the Official Gazette (Gazzetta Ufficiale) and provides guidance on how Italian courts interpret and apply administrative sanctions for breaches of gambling advertising regulations under the 2018 decree-law framework.

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