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Remote monitoring of employees – recent court updates

The Italian Supreme Court (the Corte di Cassazione) issued two interesting decisions on remote monitoring of employees' working activity which as already reported is subject to considerable restrictions under Italian employment and privacy law. The Court in the first case held that it was illegal the usage of a software monitoring the calls…

ByGiulio CoraggioMarch 3, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Gaming

Bets on Virtual Events Regulations Approved

The Italian gambling authority, AAMS, has now approved regulations concerning bets on virtual events which because of their tax treatment might have a considerable impact on the Italian sportsbetting market.

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 20, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Auction for Videolottery rights in Italy after B Plus?

According to the press, the Italian Administrative Court of Appeal (the "Consiglio di Stato") has rejected today B Plus appeal against the decision of the court of first instance to reject the request of suspension of AAMS' decision to refuse the renewal of B Plus' videolottery and AWP license.

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 12, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Binding Corporate Rules for Processors

Watch Alessandro's video on this interesting topic here

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 4, 20130Comments 0 minRead time

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Spanish authorities announce their intention to slow down the approval of new games

Read about the recent developments in the Spanish gambling market here

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 4, 20130Comments 0 minRead time

Gaming

Italian Gaming Data – Year 2012

The Italian gaming authority has published the data of the Italian online gaming market relation to year 2012 unveiling some very interesting information. First of all, the massive success of the launch of online slots has been confirmed with an increase of the spending between the month of November and the…

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 25, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Gaming

Giulio Coraggio @ICE Gaming – Cybercrime and Security in Gaming

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 23, 20130Comments 0 minRead time

Intellectual Property liability ISP

Football Sites Blocked for Copyright Breach

The Criminal Court of Milan ordered to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block the access from Italy to websites broadcasting football matches of RTI TV programs in breach of copyright laws. Italian copyright law provides criminal sanctions for the illegal broadcasting through channels of communication of copyright protected works. The Italian Supreme Court had held in the past that…

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 18, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Gaming

New Bingo – A Step Forward

As previously mentioned , new Italian new online bingo regulations had been notified and approved by the European Commission even if they have not yet come into force. However, a further step forward has been achieved now. AAMS published the draft version of the protocol of communication for the new bingo subject to a consultation. There will be a …

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 18, 20130Comments 4 minRead time

Gaming

Lawyers Monday – Italian Videolottery Contracts

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 14, 20130Comments 0 minRead time