Bwin's gaming advertisement has been deemed compliant with Italian self-regulatory rules leading to a considerable change in the approach by authorities to gaming advertising.ย
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
The Italian gaming market will remember this Wednesday for the very large number of companies, shops and individuals subject of actions taken by Italian police authorities.ย
The decision of the European Court of Justice in the Stanleybet case might affect the future of the Italian sportsbetting market during a period when CTDs are still on time to "cure" their status.ย
The possibility for betting shops run under a foreign gambling license (the CTDs) to be authorised to operate in Italy through a procedure set out by a recent law might open a new page in the sports betting sector. ย But the number of shops that will decide to adhere to such procedure is still a question mark.
โฌ 500 million of additional gaming taxes, an approval procedure for CTDs and a new license application process for lotto games have been approved in Italy as part of the budget law.
Can you afford to lose โฌ 71 million of revenues a year? This is the likely thought of Italian major TV companies after having read about the approval by the Senate of a gaming law named "delega fiscale law" providing a potential gambling advertising ban during TV and radio programs.ย