{"id":54278,"date":"2026-01-09T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=legal_developments&#038;p=54278"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:26:01","slug":"restored-access-to-polymarket-com-by-the-italian-agency-for-customs-and-monopolies","status":"publish","type":"legal_developments","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/thought-leadership\/restored-access-to-polymarket-com-by-the-italian-agency-for-customs-and-monopolies\/","title":{"rendered":"Restored access to Polymarket.com by the Italian Agency for Customs and Monopolies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP successfully assisted<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/Polymarket.com\"><em>Polymarket.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>in the administrative appeal before the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the order requiring the site to be blocked.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On 15 December 2025, the Italian Agency for Customs and Monopolies ordered the immediate restoration of access to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/polymarket.com\">polymarket.com<\/a>, which had originally been blocked by the same Agency pursuant to its powers to remove services and products deemed non-compliant with the regulations governing gaming and betting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Polymarket.com\">Polymarket.com<\/a>\u00a0is a platform hosting so-called prediction markets on real-world events, ranging from politics and current affairs to economics and sports, with the stated aim of aggregating the forecasts of the \u201cwisdom of crowds\u201d in order to generate real-time statistics and polling data. In addition to predictive surveys, the platform also includes a feature that allows users to place bets\u2014using cryptocurrencies, in particular the USDC stablecoin\u2014on the outcomes of the reported events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP<\/strong>\u00a0secured the revocation of the Agency\u2019s blocking order with respect to all website functionalities unrelated to so-called prediction markets, thereby allowing users connecting from Italy to access all news, surveys, and information available on the site.<\/p>\n<p>This significant result was achieved by the team at\u00a0<strong>Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP<\/strong>, led by Attorney\u00a0Roberto Cursano\u00a0(pictured). Alongside Attorney Cursano, Attorneys\u00a0Francesca Romana Baratta\u00a0and\u00a0Riccardo Ovidi\u00a0assisted the client throughout all stages of the administrative proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe revocation of the original blocking order against\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/polymarket.com\">polymarket.com<\/a>, obtained following the filing of the appeal before the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio,\u201d notes\u00a0<strong>Roberto Cursano<\/strong>, partner at\u00a0<strong>Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP<\/strong>, \u201crepresents a particularly important precedent in the context of the regulation of digital services and innovative platforms. It confirms the need for a rigorous, proportionate, and case-by-case application of restrictive measures adopted by administrative authorities, especially when such measures affect access to online services and the freedom of information and economic initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-54278","legal_developments","type-legal_developments","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/legal_developments\/54278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/legal_developments"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/legal_developments"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}