Gaming Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

What consequences of potential gaming tax increase in Italy?

The potential increase of the gaming taxes for Italian land based videolottery and AWPs raised major concerns among operators and investors, but the real effects of such increase shall be reviewed in the long term together with the further measures expected to be adopted by the Government.

Oct 2014

Gaming law changes further liberalize sportsbetting

Gaming laws in Italy for sportsbetting are increasingly trying to accomodate operators' needs. The entrance of new major operators in the Italian sportsbetting market and the liberalization of gaming laws that for a decade had been very restrictive are now followed by further measures boosting the sportsbetting liberalization expected to increase the product offering in the market.

Oct 2014

Online gaming in Italy boosted by sportsbetting and casino

Online gaming in Italy is facing a very interesting growth in the last months in the sportsbetting and casino markets that are recovering the market from its crisis. Also, the recent measures against the so called CTDs are expected to boost the land-based sector as well.

Sep 2014

Online gaming tax regime in Denmark validated by EU Court

The EU General Court upheld the Danish gambling regime providing for a different tax treatment between online gaming and land based gaming putting an end to a long legal battle that had side effects also in other jurisdictions.

Sep 2014

Gaming law regime upheld by Italian Supreme Court

The Italian gaming law regime after considerable court cases is now eventually upheld by the Italian Administrative Supreme Court in a dispute relating to a so called 'centro trasmissione dati' or 'CTD'.

Aug 2014

Troubles for B Plus create new videolottery opportunities?

The status of the Italian videolottery market might considerably change after the new measures ordered against B Plus Giocolegale Ltd., one the largest Italian videolottery and AWP (comma 6A) operators, which placed the company in a status of "extraordinary and temporary management".

Seminar on AWPs and videolotteries – Slides of my presentation!

For those of you who have not been able to attend the seminar on AWPs and videolotteries earlier this week, I have posted here my presentation here covering gaming law issues…

Gaming seminar C’è gioco e gioco!

I am glad to inform you that I have will be participating as a speaker tomorrow 7 July 2014 to the gaming seminar named "C'è gioco e gioco" (in English: there is game and game) that will be held in Milan at the Circolo della Stampa in Sala Montanelli located at C.so Venezia, 48.

Horse betting market boosted by new gaming law provisions?

Gaming law changes to sports betting regulations set the ground for the upcoming horse betting regulations that are meant to stop the decline of the horse betting market in Italy and boost its growth.