Overview
- Polymarket was added back to the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) list of blocked sites on Friday, returning the platform to Italy’s roster of prohibited gambling services.
- The new ADM measure rests on article 4 of law 13 December 1989, n. 401, which targets unauthorized organization of games and extends liability to those who promote or advertise such offers.
- Polymarket won a temporary reopening last year after appealing to the Tar del Lazio, but the court never issued a ruling on whether the service is legally gambling.
- Polymarket says it operates a prediction market where users trade shares with one another and is not equivalent to traditional betting operators.
- The ruling revives commercial risks for partners: there are no official sanctions yet against S.S. Lazio, but sponsors and broadcasters could face enforcement or fines if authorities classify Polymarket's activity as unauthorized gaming, and cross‑border deals such as Polymarket’s U.S. agreement with Lega Serie A complicate the picture.