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New online gaming and betting shop licenses and new tax regime

The just published Italian draft budget law provides for the award of new online gaming and betting shop licenses as well as the change in taxation from AWPs and VLTs and a new cure procedure for CTDs.

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Oct 2015

Italian gaming M&A season cleared by competition authority

The clearance by Italian competition authority of the merger between SNAI and Cogetech opens new scenarios for major gaming transactions that have been rumored for long time in Italy.

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New gaming package under review

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.

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Bwin advertisement cleared by gaming committee

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.

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Gaming advertising ban, don’t worry this is Italy!

A new law proposal for the introduction of a total gaming advertising ban has been submitted to the Parliament, but it is no way close to be adopted.

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Gaming Black Wednesday has a 2nd stage…

The black Wednesday for the Italian gaming market has now a second episode with seizure of additional gaming websites, companies and assets.

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Online gaming not subject to unjustified restrictions

The statement from the European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska 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.

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The Italian gaming revolution of 2016!

2016 will be a year leading to considerable changes in the Italian gaming market. The award of new online gaming and betting shop licenses together with the consolidation among operators might cause a relevant reshuffling of the market positions.

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Aug 2015

Sportsbetting full liberalization in Italy closer!

Sportsbetting full liberalization is getting closer with the publication by the Italian gaming regulator of the updated draft protocol of communication (PSQF) which has the purpose of getting rid of the official list of bets and events soon.