The decision of the Italian Administrative Court to escalate to the Constitutional Court the decision on the € 500 million gaming contribution opens uncertain scenarios.
The deadline for the payment of the second installment of the € 500 million gaming contribution by VLT licensees/concessionaires expired, but only one third of the amount due was paid to AAMS.
Gaming advertising is now subject to more stringent rules as a consequence of the issue by the self regulatory advertising authority of new guidelines on gaming advertising.
The € 500 million gaming contribution might be waived following a warning sent to the Government by VLT concessionaires on the basis of the self-protection principle.
Fantasy sports gaming regulations have been in place in Italy for a long time, but no operator so far has been able exploit it in a market that lives of football.