Gaming Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

Anti-money laundering obligations for banks and gaming operators

The Bank of Italy has issued indicators of suspicious money laundering conducts with which both banks dealing with gaming operators and gaming operators themselves shall comply. As previously reported, Italian anti-money…

Apr 2013

The end of gaming CTDs?

The Italian Supreme Court issued a decision against a gaming CDT connected to a foreign licensed bookmaker that might lead to interesting developments in the Italian sportsbetting market.

Apr 2013

No new taxes on online gaming in Italy

There will be No additional taxes on online gaming in Italy according to what declared by the director general of the Italian gambling authority, Mr. Luigi Magistro, at the online…

Mar 2013

New VLT Licenses Assigned – What Opportunities?

The Italian Gambling Authority, AAMS, awarded yesterday the 12 new AWP/VLT licenses that will last for 9 years from the date of execution. It is interesting to see that…

Feb 2013

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.

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…

Giulio Coraggio @ICE Gaming – Cybercrime and Security in 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…

Lawyers Monday – Italian Videolottery Contracts

Dec 2012

Gaming advertising statements, don’t forget them!

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.