The Italian competition authority issued an opinion stressing the need to put in place a specific regulatory regime for services like Uber.
Data generated through Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are expected to be its main source of income, but needs forward looking privacy rules to be fully exploited.
Gaming advertising is now subject to more stringent rules as a consequence of the issue by the self regulatory advertising authority of new guidelines on gaming advertising.
The € 500 million gaming contribution might be waived following a warning sent to the Government by VLT concessionaires on the basis of the self-protection principle.
There is no 100% safe software and the Internet of Things cannot be blamed for that. It is necessary to find "adequate" standards of safety meeting business and consumers' needs.
In a landmark decision, the European Court of Justice held that bitcoin virtual currency transactions are VAT exempt as they are treated like real currency.
The full liberalization of sportsbetting in Italy is already in place as a consequence of a recent move by the gaming regulator.
An updated version of the Italian budget law has considerably changed the scenario for the future of the Italian online and land based gaming market.
It will be a very busy week with 3 Internet of Things conferences in just two days to attend. But it will certainly be a lot of fun.
Just a few days are missing to the closure of the consultation on the Internet of Things by the Italian privacy authority which represents a good opportunity for the whole sector.