En Italie, les mesures de contraste à l’offre de jeux d’argent et de hasard illégaux s’intensifient. La récente décision de sanctionner Google Ireland Ltd (ci-après, « Google ») pour promotion de jeux d’argent illégaux que l’Autorité administrative italienne compétente en matière de communications (ci-après,« AGCOM ») a rendue le 22 octobre 2020 a retenu notre … Read more
Pochi giorni fa l’AGCOM ha comminato alla Google Ireland Limited una sanzione di centomila euro, per la violazione delle disposizioni contenute nell’art. 9 del Decreto Dignità, che ha introdotto il divieto di pubblicità e di sponsorizzazione per giochi e scommesse con vincite di denaro nonché per il gioco d’azzardo. L’iniziativa AGCOM è estremamente significativa ed … Read more
With an Open Letter addressed to Mr Giuseppe Conte, current (and former) President of the Council of Ministers in Italy published on one of the most important Italian sports daily Corriere dello Sport, the remote gambling association “LOGiCO – Lega Operatori Gioco su Canale Online” called for remedies for the remote gambling sector. This letter … Read more
On 24 July 2019, the national Communications Authority (‘AGCOM’) has released a Notice to the Government on the Dignity Decree which introduced in 2018 a blanket ban on advertising and sponsorship for gambling in Italy. This Notice starts by AGCOM listing the relevant European and national laws and regulations on gambling advertising, putting into context the … Read more
Article 9 of the so-called Dignity Decree (Decree-Law No. 87, dated 12 July 2018, converted with amendments by Law No. 96 of 9 August 2018) prohibits advertising, sponsorship and all other forms of communications with promotional content relating to gambling. The rationale of the blanket ban is to fight against gambling addiction and to strengthen … Read more
Legal provisions adopted in Italy concerning gambling are quite worrying.
Currently, the Italian Senate is debating another increase of the fiscal levy rate for video lotteries (VLT) and amusement with prizes (AWP) machines (low stakes, low prizes). Under the current government, these gaming machines already had two tax increases: one in July 2018, with the ‘Dignity Decree’, in order to compensate for the loss of revenues expected because of the ban on gambling advertising and sponsorships; and a second one, in December, with the Budget Law for 2019….
Among the Dignity Decree provisions aimed at improving job security, the Italian Parliament has voted a ban on all advertising and sponsorship for gambling with the alleged aim to strengthen consumer protection and to introduce more effective means to combat gambling addiction. Specifically, the Decree bans: with effect as of 14 July 2018, any direct … Read more
Si allega l’articolo pubblicato all’interno del Quaderno Giuridico Lexandgaming sul Gioco online: La giurisprudenza dello IAP in materia di comunicazioni commerciali per il gioco online
The Budget Law for 2016 has amended the legal framework governing gambling advertising in Italy as previously introduced by Health Minister Balduzzi in 2012 with the intent to improve the protection level of consumers against social and economic harm that may result from compulsive or excessive gambling, prevent minors to play, safeguard health and contrast … Read more