The Observatory on Online Gaming of the University of Milan ran an event of presentation of a report on the status of the Italian online gaming market in 2013 which disclosed interesting information with casino games in Italy likely to reverse the current decline of the sector.
Italian gaming law banning terminals (the so called "totem") located in public places connecting to online gaming platforms and prescribing criminal sanctions has been stressed by the Italian regulator in a strong move against them.
A gaming law proposal on possible moratorium on the installation of new gaming machines in Italy for 5 years created a considerable panic today, but in my view this no more than a joke of April fool's day...
Belgian authorities criminally prosecuting players participating in illegal games of chance reminded everyone that also Italian gaming law provides criminal sanctions against players participating to non-Italian licensed games and the potential liabilities might bigger than initially expected.
As last year, I will be attending the KPMG eGaming Summit in Gibraltar on the 3rd of April and will hold a gaming law session with my colleagues from the UK, Spain and Germany!
