Lowering of taxation for sportsbetting games, licenses for betting shops, dedicated bank account and further delays on the launch of live poker in the law of ratification of the so called Fiscal Decree.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 04 May 2012

A law providing the award of 2,000 Italian betting shop licenses is expected to be approved in the next days and the decree regulating the offering of bets on virtual events in Italy obtained the approval from the European Commission.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Wednesday 18 Apr 2012

The main issue of Italian sportsbetting regulations currently is that operators are allowed to offer only events and types of bets included in the official list issued by AAMS (the so called "palinsesto"), but this is going to change shortly as a consequence of a draft decree now notified to the European Commission. 

 

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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 16 Apr 2012

A law proposal relating to the possible ban of advertising practices in the gambling sector in Italy is currently under discussion.

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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Tuesday 13 Mar 2012

The gaming conference of the University of Milan disclosed a growth of 7% of the Italian online gaming market in 2011 driven by the launch of casino and cash poker games while the "traditional" games (i.e. sportsbetting, bingo, poker tournament and skill games) showed a reduction of 20%.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Wednesday 07 Mar 2012

During the last days everyone has been discussing about the "crazy" potential Italian gaming tax changes and the consequences of the decision of the European Court of Justice on the Costa Cifone case involving the Italian licensing regime. However maybe it was slightly missed the exact scope of the decision.[Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Wednesday 22 Feb 2012

According to rumours the Government is planning to change the tax regime applicable to casino and cash poker games and to introduce stricter measures against the offering of games to Italian players through non-Italian licensed gaming websites.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Tuesday 14 Feb 2012

The regime applicable to affiliates under Italian gambling law has never been subject of thorough reviews maybe because of the difficulty to enforce Italian court decisions against foreign websites. However, such conduct is regulated and the applicable sanctions are considerably high.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Tuesday 07 Feb 2012

AAMS, the Italian gambling authority, has notified to the European Commission the draft decrees regulating betting exchange games and bets on virtual events.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Sunday 29 Jan 2012

Anti money laundering obligations for online gaming operators are usually underestimated by operators. Entities applying for an Italian remote gaming license sometimes ignore that, despite the establishment of their company abroad, they have to comply with the very stringent Italian anti-money laundering regime
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Wednesday 09 Nov 2011

The corporate criminal liability of gaming operators is a hot topic at the moment in Italy for Italian and foreign operators. [Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Thursday 03 Nov 2011

From the 19th to the 22th of September 2011, Milan will become the capital of the gaming world with the EiG iGaming Conference & Expo. [Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Saturday 03 Sep 2011

The long awaited call for tenders for the award of new Italian licences on videolotteries and AWPs has finally been launched. Entities applying for a licence shall submit their application by the 10th of October 2011.   [Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 15 Aug 2011

As a reaction to the very recent betting scandal relating to footbal fixed matches, important new initiatives have been adopted by the Italian Gambling Authority and the Italian Ministry of Home Affairs. [Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 10 Jun 2011

The recent scandal relating to fixed football matches might lead to stringent checks on non-Italian licensed betting websites.[Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 06 Jun 2011

Here is a new opportunity to meet up to discuss about your future plans on the Italian gaming market! On the 9th and 10th of June Giulio Coraggio will be attending as a speaker the Malta iGaming Seminar

If you want us to have a chat during the conference or our stay in Malta, just drop an email to me, Giulio Coraggio (giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com).

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Thursday 02 Jun 2011

After several articles on the decree governing new Italian remote gaming licences and casino and cash poker games, we believe it is useful to have a summary of the above to avoid to get lost!
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 16 May 2011

The Italian videolottery market is growing faster than initially expected and here are some data. Such a large market required a deeper monitoring whose tax consequences are not fully clear yet.

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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 06 May 2011

Do you have some questions about the decree on new Italian gaming licenses or the decree on casino games and cash poker games? Here is an opportunity that you cannot miss! On the 13th of April I will cover these issues in a webinar and I will be happy to answer all your questions.

Feel free to contact me, Giulio Coraggio (giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com) or visit http://www.italiawebinar.com/, if you need more information.

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Sunday 03 Apr 2011

After the final approval of the decree regulating the issue of new Italian gaming licenses and of the decree on casino and cash poker games, here are the FAQs to help operators willing to apply for one of the Italian online gaming licenses.

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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Sunday 27 Mar 2011