- Status
- Judgment entered (judgment)
- As of
- 27 Feb 2019 · read from the court record
- Court
- Corte costituzionale · Supreme or high court
- Docket
- Sentenza n. 27/2019 (ECLI:IT:COST:2019:27)
- Judge
- President Giorgio Lattanzi, redattore Giuliano Amato
- Filed
- 21 Apr 2017
- Type
- Constitutional challenge, licensing and administrative court cases
- Money
- No settlement fund or award on record
- Payout
- No payout exists as of 14 Nov 2026
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What this case is about
Decided 22 January 2019, deposited 27 February 2019, on a referral by TAR Abruzzo (Pescara) of 21 April 2017. The questions were held unfounded: including barracks among sensitive places is not extraneous to the aim of preventing gambling addiction, confirming judgment 108/2017.
What this case is about
Corte costituzionale, sentenza n. 27/2019 (ECLI:IT:COST:2019:27) is a ruling of Italy's Constitutional Court on whether a regional distance rule for gaming halls is compatible with the Constitution.
The question came from the regional administrative court (TAR Abruzzo, Pescara) in an order of 21 April 2017 in a dispute between gaming hall operator Laura Accardo and the Comune di Lanciano.
It concerned art. 2 of Abruzzo regional law 40/2013, which includes military barracks among the sensitive places gaming halls must keep a distance from. It belongs to our Licensing and Administrative Court Cases hub.
Who is covered
The ruling affects gaming hall operators and municipalities in Abruzzo, because it confirms that barracks can count as sensitive places under the regional law. The operator Laura Accardo and the Comune di Lanciano were the parties in the main proceedings.
The challenged law is Regione Abruzzo's, and the referring court raised arts. 3 and 117(2)(h) and (3) of the Constitution. The country overview is Gambling Lawsuits in Italy.
Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case. It is a constitutional review of a regional law, and the record shows no fund, fine or damages.
No players or consumers are covered, and there is no claim process. Filing a settlement claim is free wherever a claim exists, but none exists here.
What the court decided
As of 14 November 2026 the judgment stands. The Court heard the case on 22 January 2019 and deposited its decision on 27 February 2019, with President Giorgio Lattanzi and Giuliano Amato as the judge who wrote it.
It held the questions unfounded. Including barracks among sensitive places is not extraneous to the aim of preventing gambling addiction, and the Court confirmed its earlier judgment 108/2017.
The referral is registered as reg. ord. 161/2017. The record read for this page does not show how the main case before TAR Abruzzo ended.
Why it matters
The ruling is part of a line in which the Constitutional Court accepts regional distance rules as tools against gambling addiction. It follows the Puglia decision of 2017 and rests on the same reasoning.
Two Constitutional Court judgments, 108/2017 and 27/2019, now point the same way on regional distance rules.
Questions people ask
Did the Constitutional Court strike down the Abruzzo distance rule?
No. Sentenza 27/2019 held the questions unfounded, so the rule including barracks among sensitive places stands.
Why do barracks count as sensitive places?
The Court held that including them is not extraneous to the aim of preventing gambling addiction. It relied on its earlier judgment 108/2017.
Who asked the Constitutional Court to decide?
TAR Abruzzo (Pescara) referred the questions by an order of 21 April 2017, in the case Laura Accardo brought against the Comune di Lanciano.
Related cases
- Corte costituzionale, sentenza n. 108/2017 (Puglia distance rule): the earlier judgment this ruling confirms.
Who is involved
Plaintiffs: Laura Accardo (gaming hall operator) in the main proceedings before TAR Abruzzo, Pescara
| Defendants | Comune di Lanciano; Regione Abruzzo |
|---|---|
| Judge | President Giorgio Lattanzi, redattore Giuliano Amato |
| Claims |
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Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case as of 14 Nov 2026.
What happens next
No future date is on the record we hold. The case is closed on the record we hold; later appeals or enforcement steps would be added here.
Timeline
2 dated steps on record, oldest first. Future dates come from court notices and can move.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2017 | Filed |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Judgment entered |
Documents and sources
1 primary source (court file, administrator notice, regulator) and 0 secondary. Press is supporting evidence only.
- Docket: cortecostituzionale.it
- Court document: giurcost.org
| What it supports | Source | Type | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| judgment 27/2019 decided 22 January 2019, deposited 27 February 2019, TAR Pescara order 21 April 2017, dispositivo; SECONDARY MIRROR: sentenza 27/2019, udienza 22 January 2019, deposited 27 February 2019, Lattanzi/Amato, reg. ord. 161/2017, TAR Abruzzo Pescara ordinanza 21 April 2017, Laura Accardo v Comune di Lanciano, art. 2 c.1 lett. c) punto IV L.R. Abruzzo 40/2013, 'non fondate' | giurcost.org | primary | 14 Nov 2026 |
Related cases
1 case in the record share parties, claims or a settlement with this one.
| Case | Court | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corte costituzionale 108/2017 (regional distance rules for gaming halls) | Corte costituzionale | Judgment entered |
Last checked against the sources on 14 Nov 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we correct the record with a dated note.