Gaming Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

Customised sports bet rules approved!

Italian regulations governing the offering by Italian licensed operators of bets and events not included in the official schedule published by the gambling regulator, AAMS, has been published and…

Jul 2013

Poker liquidity sharing in Europe closer?

Poker liquidity sharing in Europe Italian, French, German, Portuguese, UK and Spanish gambling regulators met in Lisbon at the beginning of the month and more recently issued interesting statements at the…

Gaming Intellectual Property

Jul 2013

Webinar on Intellectual Property models in the electronic gaming industry

IP right and gaming - an interesting matchOn the 18th of July 2013 at 9:00 AM PT / 4:00 PM GMT, I will be talking at a webinar arranged by the…

Jun 2013

Mobile gaming data on Italy

Interesting data for mobile gaming in Italy€ 133 million of revenues have been generated from the mobile gaming sector in Italy in 2012 with an increase of 37% compared to…

Jun 2013

New Comma 6A slot machines (NewSlot 3) regulations approved

400,000+ slot machines shall be replaced in the next months Italian technical regulations on new version of comma 6A slot machines (also known as NewSlot 3 or AWPs) have been approved…

Jun 2013

€ 70M (and € 2.5 bn?) save for VLTs licensees

Is this court decision a € 2.5 bn save? The Public Court of Lazio Region cancelled the € 70 million aggregate penalties issued by the Italian gambling regulator, AAMS, against ten…

FinTech Gaming

Social gaming and gambling, a thin difference that might be risky

Social gaming can be tricky as it can be requalified as gambling or prize promotions which can be lead to major sanctions.

Is tax reduction the best tool against the black market?

The Italian gambling authority, AAMS, published the data on the Italian online gaming market for the first quarter of 2013 which show a minor reduction of spending of 0.2% compared…

Tax permanent extablishment for e-commerce operators: a major risk!

Here is the link to an interesting article from our DLA Piper tax partner on the potential risks of a tax permanent establishment for e-commerce operators, including online gaming operators.

Italian gambling data and black market