The last two weeks have been very intense for most of my clients. The issue of the new Italian gaming law licenses which had been suspended because of the claim brought by StanleyBet has now started! Operators that had waited for the entire summer hoping to receive good news can…

Yesterday was a happy day for entities interested in obtaining an Italian online gaming license. Indeed we had reported that the claim brought by Stanleybet for an interim suspension of the proceeding for the issue of new Italian online gaming licenses had led the Italian Gaming Authority (AAMS) to precautionary suspend the…

The data relating to the turnover generated by Italian cash poker games during the month of August have been made public and they have been surprising also for the experts of the sector.  Indeed, notoriously August is a holiday month for Italians and cities are almost completely empty. However despite of that the turnover of…

From the 19th to the 22th of September 2011, Milan will become the capital of the gaming world with the EiG iGaming Conference & Expo . I am not from Milan (fortunately) and I do not support any of Milan football teams (fortunately again!), but (unfortunately) I live there and therefore m yself,   Giulio Coraggio…

The long awaited call for tenders for the award of new Italian licenses on videolotteries and AWPs has finally been launched. Entities applying for a license shall submit their application by the 10th of October 2011.    The requirements and obligations prescribed by the call for tenders are quite stringent.  Applying entities shall: be gaming…

The topic of this summer in the Italian gaming market relates to the Stanleybet claims brought against the decrees regulating the issue of new Italian remote gaming licenses  (the so called "Comunitaria decree"). No official statements have been issued but apparently Stanleybet brought two claims against the decree regulating the award of the new…