The technical rules for the new Italian remote gambling licenses have been notified to the European Commission, which is one of the last milestones before the launch of the tender for new licenses in Italy.ย
The Italian Board of Ministries has approved the new rules setting out the legal framework for online gambling in Italy, including the regime for the award of new remote gaming licenses.
A recent decision of the European Court of Justice gave room to potential challenges to the extension of Italian sports betting licenses that might be deemed unlawful, and the same reasoning might also apply to other recently extended licenses.
The Lazio Court upheld the position of Italian gambling licensed operators whose license had expired in the last months, granting an extension up to the end of 2022.
Some Italian remote gambling licenses just expired and others will do it soon, with the regulator threatening a termination which is leading to disputes.