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.
The establishment of transitional rules for esports gaming halls in Italy is meant to buy some time to establish a new regulatory framework for the market.
The seizure of some so-called LAN gaming halls dedicated to esports in Italy by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) puts an entire market at risk because of a misinterpretation of the current legislation that does not take into account the peculiarities of a sector that is new.
Another great edition of the Games Industry Law Summit has ended and it was great to catch up with familiar faces navigating the cutting edge legal issues in the industry
The growth of the online and offline esports market leads to a closer review by authorities with legal challenges that were not raised before just because the business wasn't sufficiently large.
Broadcasters and esports event organizers might exploit the lack of rules on media rights in esports during a stage where esports have not reached the bureaucratic complexity of sports.
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.