Gaming Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

Ban on Gambling Advertising?

A law proposal relating to the possible ban of advertising practices in the gambling sector in Italy is currently under discussion. This comes from a number of law proposals…

Mar 2012

Gaming Conference Discloses Relevant Growth

The gaming conference of the University of Milan disclosed a growth of 7% of the Italian online gaming market in 2011 driven by the launch of casino and cash poker…

What a Relief!

Italian licensed operators have spent a very nice week-end, the frightening increase in the taxation for casino games, cash poker games and videolotteries has not…

Stanley Bet Case, A Victory for Who?

During the last days everyone has been discussing about the "crazy" potential Italian gaming tax changes and the consequences of the decision of the European Court of Justice on the…

Tax Regime and Fight Against Foreign Websites?

According to rumours the Government is planning to change the tax regime applicable to casino and cash poker games and to introduce stricter measures against the offering of games to…

Gaming affiliation websites – legal issues on their way!

Gaming affiliation websites have never been thorough reviews in Italy on the gaming law obligations applicable to them maybe because of the difficulty to enforce Italian court decisions against foreign websites. However, such conduct is regulated and the applicable sanctions are considerably high.

Jan 2012

Betting Exchange and Virtual Events Bills to EU

AAMS, the Italian gambling authority, has notified to the European Commission the draft decrees regulating betting exchange games and bets on virtual events . These decrees…

Dec 2011

Italian Sportsbetting: New Real and Virtual Events

With more than 2 years of delay the coming into force of regulations allowing betting operators to offer events different from those set forth in the official AAMS schedule (the…

Nov 2011

AML obligations for Gaming Operators

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…

Gaming Internet liability

Nov 2011

Corporate Criminal Liability for Gaming Operators

The potential corporate criminal liability of gaming operators/suppliers is a hot topic at the moment in Italy for both Italian and foreign gambling entities.