A dramatic increase in the Italian Salva Sport betting tax might loom on the horizon as the Italian gambling authority reinterprets this levy, potentially leaving operators facing a significant unexpected financial burden.
The Italian Parliament has granted an extension until the end of 2024 to gaming licenses on remote gaming, AWP and VLT network management, sports and horse racing betting, and bingo hall management.
The government has adopted emergency measures for the gaming sector that include an extension of betting shop gaming licenses and laying the groundwork for regulations of esports in Italy.
Market data for 2021 show that the Italian online gambling and betting market achieved considerable growth during the last year, thanks to the pandemic.ย
Investigations on esports identified individuals betting on their own matches in breach of ESIC's anti-corruption code, which might trigger considerable issues for the market.
Stanleybet shall pay โฌ 8.4 million of betting taxes for the business operated in Italy by one of its CTDs according to the European Court of Justice (CJEU).
The Italian budget law is going to adopt a compulsory register of gambling operators and suppliers, the payment blocking of transactions towards unlicensed operators and other measures on betting, bingo and land-based slot machines.