In the case of Versaci v. Italy, the Court held that there had been no violation of the right to respect for private and family life.

The case concerned the refusal by the head of the Reggio Calabria police authority to issue the applicant with a licence to carry out bookmaking activities on behalf of a foreign company because he did not fulfil the “good character” requirement set out in in Royal Decree no. 773 of 18 June 1931 on public order. Although the reasoning of the decision lacked some detail, the Court accepted that the refusal had been based on an adequate assessment of the facts, and the decision had been adequately reviewed by the Regional Administrative Court and the Council of State.

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