The coming into force of the rules governing class actions in Italy has been postponed several times, but finally such regulations  - as amended by Law 23 July 2009 No.…

After the issue of the new rules governing online bingo , the Italian gaming authority has also set new rules for offline bingo prescribing that:  the applicable taxes will…

The Italian administrative court of Lazio region held that Italian gaming licensees are not liable for the conduct of their marketing shops, unless they have acted with negligence in monitoring…

As part of a draft law decree aimed at pushing the development of the tourism sector, the Italian Ministry of the Tourism, Ms. Brambilla has filed a proposal allowing the…

EGamingReview reports that the European Commission has given to the Danish Government a month to amend its draft law regulating gaming and betting websites to make it…

Live poker tournaments have been recently very successful in Italy.  Italians love playing poker, but most of them cannot afford to reach every week-end one of the 4 casinos that are…

As anticipated in my previous post , I have spoken today at a very interesting conference at ENADA Roma 2009,  the international fair on amusement and gaming machines.  The…

The Italian gaming authority has issued the decree setting the terms of the call for tenders relating to the assignment of the new licenses concerning the setting up and the…

The Italian Gaming Authority has launched the call for tenders on the so called "instant lotteries". Instant lotteries include "paper scratch cards" that can now be purchased in almost any tabacco shop in Italy (even…

The recent decision of the European Court of Justice (see  Landmark Decision of the ECJ on European gaming monopolies ) in the Bwin vs. Santa Casa dispute might have considerable…