Gaming Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

The Italian online gambling market slows down because due to the advertising ban?

A reduction in the growth of the Italian online gambling market in October 2019 might be due to the gambling advertising ban.

Oct 2019

Upcoming tax increase on Italian VLTs and Comma 6A

The increase of tax on Italian VLTs and Comma 6A might lead to a further change in the market that has been the victim of a considerable tax pressure during the last years.

Oct 2019

Italian register of gambling operators and suppliers and payment blocking against unlicensed operators

The Italian budget law is going to adopt a compulsory register of gambling operators and suppliers, the payment blocking of transactions towards unlicensed operators and other measures on betting, bingo and land-based slot machines.

Sep 2019

It is high time for new Italian online gambling licenses to be granted

New Italian online gambling licenses are expected to be officially granted by the end of the year, but what is the impact of such delay?

Sep 2019

Are gambling and gaming companies actually compliant with the GDPR?

Gambling and video gaming companies risk not to be compliant with the GDPR since they adopt a merely formal approach, while the EU privacy regulation could impact their model of business.

Sep 2019

Shall eSports need a certification to avoid challenges?

A certification for eSports tournaments could be the next step in a market whose regulatory regime is exponentially resembling the highly regulated gambling sector.

New German sports betting online and land-based licenses upcoming

Beginning in January 2020, new German online and land-based sports betting licenses may be issued and here is an outline of the next steps.

Data on the Italian gambling market show a growth in 2018

VLTs, sports betting and online casino games drove the growth of the Italian gambling market in 2018, according to the data published by ADM.

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How the new Italian video game and Internet content age rating system works

The first Italian video game and Internet content age rating system is now in place. There is a short term for video game publishers, eSports events organizers and Internet operators to comply.

Can exceptions to the Italian gambling advertising ban be removed?

A bulletin circular from the Ministry of Finance might remove exceptions to the Italian gambling advertising ban, but is this course of action legal and binding?