The increase of tax on Italian VLTs and Comma 6A might lead to a further change in the market that has been the victim of a considerable tax pressure during the last years.
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.
Gambling and video gaming companies risk not to be compliant with the GDPR since they adopt a merely formal approach, while the EU privacy regulation could impact their model of business.
The first Italian video game and Internet content age rating system is now in place. There is a short term for video game publishers, eSports events organizers and Internet operators to comply.
AgCom raised concerns as to the legality of the Italian gambling advertising ban in a report sent to the Government, increasing the uncertainty on what is going to happen next.
eSports are rapidly growing and might represent a solution for gambling operators to generate a new stream of revenues and avoid the over-regulated gambling environment.