On 14 April 2026, the Court of Florence published its rulings to dismiss the sanctioning proceedings started by the Italian gambling regulator ADM against a foreign gaming machine provider and an Italian shipping company. ADM alleged the breach of Italian gambling legislation on gaming machines authorisations under Article 110 of the TULPS (Consolidated Law on … Read more
On 6 February 2026, the Italian Media Regulator (AGCOM) published its decision to dismiss the sanctioning proceedings against the Australian platform Kick Streaming Pty Ltd (Kick) for the alleged breach of the gambling advertising ban under Article 9 of the Dignity Decree. Article 9 of the Dignity Decree introduced in Italy a blanket ban on advertising gambling. That includes any form of direct or indirect commercial communication, including sponsoring. The compliance of such ban with … Read more
Last 7 March, the Council of State referred to the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) questions that raise doubts about the compliance of the gambling advertising blanket ban introduced in Italy in July 2018 with art. 9 of the Dignity Decree, with some EU regulations and Treaty principles. The matter arises from an appeal brought … Read more
In October 2022, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance’s decree that “refurbished” the 2006 fixed-odds betting regulation entered into force, bringing relevant improvements for betting. The decree also introduced free-bet and bonus regulation and the possibility for a betting licensee to correct its odds’ errors. But both provisions were to be further implemented by … Read more
Harmonising global standards with localised strategies for multifaceted iGaming markets. I was delighted to underline the need of a public-private dialogue over regulatory standards, sharing the discussion with the other panellists: Jochen Biewer (Chevron Group), Terence Cassar (GTG) and Marco Gatti (Key2).
Both EGLA Founding Partners among the speakers at Fiera Enada Primavera 2024 worshops: Giovanni Carboni to discuss the online gambling reform with Barbara Beltrami (Kindred), Salvatore Vullo (Kogem), Stefano Sbordoni (Sbordoni&Partners), Riccardo Sozzi (Streetweb) moderated by Fabio Felici (Agimeg) Valérie Peano to debate on the impact of betting within the sport industry with Barbara Beltrami … Read more
Giovanni Carboni debating on the next challenges for the online gambling industry in light of the announced reform and the upcoming tender
By Valérie Peano To help recover from the heavy impact of the pandemic on the gambling sector in Italy, the Italian Ministry of Finance’s sub-secretary in charge of gambling has announced significant gambling reforms to be undertaken in the next 12-18 months. Indeed, the lockdown measures resulting from the pandemic had a dramatic impact on … Read more
The United Nations – Office on Drugs and Crime has published on its website the first Global Report on Corruption in Sport in order to reveal the staggering scale, manifestation, and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in sport at international and national levels. Specifically, Section 9 of the Global Report evaluates illegal betting in … Read more