While EGR reports that the new EU’s internal market Commissioner, Michel Barnier, offered an hope for operators facing a battle against European gaming monopolies, the EU Advocate generals have issued two decisions that do not meet operators’ expectations of a big change in the EU approach towards the gaming sector. The opinions related:…
Online bingo was launched in Italy at the end of December 2009, attracting a considerable number of players who were finally able to play their favourite Christmas game, the "Tombola", through their computers. However, according to the administrative court of the Lazio region, online bingo operators have to take a break… The approval…
During the last weeks I have been questioned by some gaming operators willing to enter into the Italian online gaming market on the possibilities of acquiring from Italian licensed operators either their gaming license or the entire company. The transfer of an Italian license is subject to the approval of the Italian gaming authority…
The decree setting out the technical and functional requirements of the videolottery machines has been finally published on the Official Gazette. As anticipated in the previous posts , videolotteries are expected to be the biggest innovation in the Italian gaming market in 2010. Indeed, the maximum wins of € 500,000 are likely to attract…
The European Commission has adopted a new set of standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data from data controllers in the European Union to data processors located outside the European Union. Under European data protection laws, transfer of personal data to a third country that does not ensure (according to the European Commission) an adequate level…
EGaming Review reports that, because of the upcoming liberalization of the French gaming market, FDJ has entered into an agreement with TF1, the largest French commercial Tv channel, under which FDJ will sponsor some TV shows on TF1 and will provide a dedicated gaming space on Tf1.fr. This deal made me think…
As anticipated, I attended this week the Legal Gaming in Europe Conference and the IGE. Since I have noticed that a number of operators were addressing me the same kind of questions and concerns about the Italian online gaming regime, I had the idea to publish some FAQs that might help operators to approach…
The introduction of a private copying levy scheme has been subject of relevant discussions during the last years between right holders and device manufacturers. Indeed, as far as Italy is concerned, the law implementing the EU Directive 2001/29/EC had already allowed in 2003 private copies of copyright protected works without the consent of the…
The Italian Government is in the process of implementing the so called Audiovisual Media Services EU Directive (“AVMSD”) which was merely meant to amend the Television Without Frontiers EU Directive to extend its scope to new technologies (e.g. on-demand audiovisual media services, satellite TV etc.). However, the law proposal submitted by…
Dear Reader, If you found my blog interesting and you will be in London next week, I would love meeting you in person to discuss about Italian gaming law or also just for a chat. I will be in London from the 24th to the 29th of January to attend the Legal…