I will chair the session on Social Media at next INTA European Conference on Trademarks and the Internet in Dublin on December 8, 2011 and I would like to know what are the most relevant issues - in your opinion - linked to the exploitation of social media and how they will change in the…
A very interesting conference at the University of Milan on โeCommerce B2c in Italyโ unveiled today quite unexpected surprises that come a few days after the approval of the new EU Directive on Consumers Rights which will better protect eCommerce buyers. An increase of 20% in the turnover of the e-commerce sector has occurred in 2011…
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. Indeed Law 231/2007 implementing in Italy the EU Directive 2005/60EC provides…

The potential corporate criminal liability of gaming operators/suppliers is a hot topic at the moment in Italy for both Italian and foreign gambling entities.
The European Court of Justice issued a relevant ruling in relation to the courts having jurisdiction on disputes arising from defamation occurred through an Internet website. The court held that in case of defamation occurred through the Internet the victim can bring the claim: either before the courts of its place of…
The Italian Gambling Authority has published the data relating to the Italian remote gaming market as of September 2011 and interesting information can be gained.ย
The most relevant data concern the recently launched games i.e. cash poker and casino games. Indeed, the turnover of cash poker games reached โฌ 888 millions during the month of…
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…
I am quite happy to inform you that I have been invited to speak at the G2E conference next week in Las Vegas. I will be the speaker at the following sessions on Wednesday European Experience: iGaming on the Continent Room: 605 ~ 9:15AM - 10:15AM (Wednesday, October 05, 2011) Gaming Renaissance: The…
Yesterday was a happy day for entities interested in obtaining an Italian online gaming license.
Indeed we hadย reported that the claimย 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…

One of the main topics of discussion at the EiG in Milan last week was the clearance from the European Commission to the Danish law liberalizing the market that was previously subject to a State monopoly.