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 Italian Gambling Authority has published the data relating to the Italian remote gaming market as of September 2011 and interesting information can be gained.  The most relevant data concern the recently launched games i.e. cash poker and casino games. Indeed, the turnover of cash poker games reached € 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…

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…