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
Commentaire de la recommandation de la Commission européenne- Les Jeux et Paris en Ligne ed. Larcier
A inizio settembre il M5S presentò alla Camera il disegno di legge “Introduzione del divieto di pubblicità per i giochi con vincite in denaro” che ha come oggetto esclusivo il divieto totale e la sanzione della pubblicità del gioco. Un ddl con identico testo fu presentato dal M5S pochi giorni prima alla Camera. Un ddl … Read more
Operators really risk a total ban of gambling advertising in Italy. The broad majority of Parliament Members belonging to every parties would welcome today total prohibition of advertising, both for online and offline gambling. Late July and then late August two almost identical bills had been submitted to the Parliament. Those are both exclusively focused … Read more
Please refer to the article at the link below: http://www.igamingbusiness.com/news/italy-advertising-ban-proposal-tabled-autumn