Very interesting insights arose from DLA Piper gaming tax and regulatory seminarย held at our London office just before the beginning of theย ICE gaming conference.ย
A new package of gaming rules including new gaming taxes, betting licenses and regulations on mini-VLTs has been submitted by AAMS to the Italian Government.ย
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
A potential gaming advertising ban is contained in the last draft of Italian gambling law, but there is no doubt that it will trigger legal challenges if approved.
The end of April was the deadline for the payment of the โฌ 200M contribution by gaming machine licensees in Italy, but it is unclear who borne such cost between the supply chain and the licensees.ย