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As reported in a previous post, the Italian Parliament has passed regulations on gaming advertising that will come into effect from the 1st of January 2013.  However, in order to clarify the scope of such gaming laws, the Italian gambling authority, AAMS has issued instructions on logos and statements to be incorporated in any gambling ad.
As expected, after a year of delay online slots have been finally launched on Italian licensed websites today.53 licensed websites have started offering over 1,400 slot games making the array of games available on Italian licensed platforms much more attractive. Indeed, online slots represent between 70% and 80% of the turnover of online casino operators and their launch together with more stringent measures against the so called "totem" and non-licensed websites, are likely to lead to a considerable growth in the Italian online gaming...
The success of the upcoming launch of online slots in Italy on the 3rd of December is likely to be driven also by the recent ban of any gaming terminal (the so called "totem") located in shops and in general public places.A peculiarity of the Italian online gaming market is due to tobacco shops and Internet café where terminals connected to the online platform of Italian or foreign licensed operators offer online games through a land-based channel of communication....