Tuesday, July 31, 2012

2,000 Betting Shop Licenses Now Available

As anticipated, the Italian gambling authority (AAMS) has just launched a call for tenders for the award of 2,000 new betting shop licenses.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Linkable contracts are NOT enough

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that in distance contracts the minimum information to be provided to consumers according to the EU Distance Selling Directive cannot be supplied through a mere link as this cannot be deemed to be a "durable medium".

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Italian Fast-Fold Poker Regulations Approved

Here is a short post on the recent approval by the Italian gambling authority of fast-fold cash poker regulations

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Spamming Sanctioned with Criminal Penalties

The delivery of newsletters without the individuals' prior consent has been sanctioned with 9 months of imprisonment by the Italian Court of Cassation. 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

StanleyBet: The Final Victory?

The Italian Criminal Court of Cassation has issued a final decision to the benefit of StanleyBet's so called "CTD - centri trasmissione dati" supporting the compliance of their business with Italian and EU laws.