A new proposal for a digital tax (or web tax) may dramatically change the scenario for e-commerce and web operators doing business in Italy, which might include also gaming operators.
Giulio Coraggio
The UK telecom regulator, OfCom, just launched a consultation on the potential allocation of spectrum to foster investments in the Internet of Things (IoT).
A new law proposal for the introduction of a total gaming advertising ban has been submitted to the Parliament, but it is no way close to be adopted.
The black Wednesday for the Italian gaming market has now a second episode with seizure of additional gaming websites, companies and assets.ย
The IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona is about to start and I will be there running a panel of legal issues of the Internet of Things (IoT), are you going to join us?
Remote monitoring of employeesย through tablets, smartphones, and other devices used as part of the working activity might be more accessible following the approval of changes to the Italian Workersโ Statute. But the scope of such change might have exciting developments regarding the Internet of Things and wearable technologies devices.
The statement from the European Commissionerย Elลผbieta Bieลkowska on the need to waive unjustified and discriminatory restrictions on online gaming might open a new page on liberalization of the sector within the European Union.ย
3D printing is expected to trigger a revolution in the market, but will lead to major legal issues in the areas of intellectual property, product liability and data protection.
2016 will be a year leading to considerable changes in the Italian gaming market. ย The award of new online gaming and betting shop licenses together with the consolidation among operators might cause a relevant reshuffling of the market positions.
The Italian Government has allocatedย โฌ 2.2 billion to the ultra-wide band project that requires investments also in relation to the IoT, smart cities and start ups.