AAMS/ARJEL Bilateral Agreement - Now Signed!

As anticipated the Italian Gambling Authority, AAMS, and the French Gambling Authority, ARJEL, have been negotiating a bilateral agreement that should enhance the cooperation between the two regulators. According to a press release issued by AAMS, the bilateral agreement has been now signed.

Italian Online Gaming Market - May 2011 Data!

The Italian Gaming Authority has now published the data relating to the Italian online gaming market up to May 2011.

Video Sharing Websites - Another Defeat

It seems that Italian courts do not really like video sharing websites!

New Bingo Regulations

The Italian Gambling Authority has published today the new regulations governing online bingo games. 

Web 2.0: Prize Competitions and Social Media

Prize competitions run on Social Media can hide unexpected regulatory surprises for entities interested in advertising their products/services. Indeed, we have already discussed about the complex regime governing the performance of prize competitions under Italian law and also of the recently increase up to € 500,000 of the applicable fines in case of breach of the applicable regulations.

Casino Games Launch - 18 July 2011!

After never ending delays, the launch date of Italian online casino and cash poker games is finally occuring very shortly.

Bilateral Agreement And Task Force Against Fixed Matches

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.

New Privacy Obligations for Banks

The Italian Data Protection Authority has now introduced new relevant data protection obligations for banks.

Betting Scandal = Stringent Checks on Websites?

The hottest topic in the Italian gaming market during this week is the scandal related to the fixed football matches. Indeed according to the information available on the press some football players, including famous ex players, were involved in a criminal organization fixing matches on which illegal bets were placed.

Malta iGaming Seminar - I'll See You There!

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 I will be attending as a speaker the Malta iGaming Seminar. 

If you want me to have a chat during the conference or my stay in Malta, just drop an email to me, Giulio Coraggio.

Web 2.0: Liability for Fan Pages

I receive more and more requests of advice from clients having a Fan Page on Social Networks dedicated to their company trademark or one of their major products in relation to the liability for the contents published on the Fan Page.