Kick platform did not breach the advertising ban for gambling in Italy

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

Prague as the Heart of Responsible gambling conference

organised by the Institut pro regulaci hazardních her I was thrilled to take part to the panel “Generative AI in Action: Current Applications and Future Horizons for Player Protection”, taking Italy as a case study and sharing the discussion with the moderator Francesco Rodano and the other panellist Robert Leksiński

Sigma Central Europe – Rome 2025

I was delighted to discuss the integration of responsible gaming practices into marketing and products without losing market competitiveness during the regulatory briefing “Grey to Gold: Jurisdictional & Compliance challenges”, sharing the discussion with the other panellists Jaguar-Adva Gal, Kyle Scerri and Serafino Vaccino.

The EU Court of Justice to rule about the Italian gambling advertising ban legitimacy

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

Fiera Enada Primavera 2024 workshops

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

Il proibizionismo non è mai la soluzione

Il divieto di pubblicità per le attività di gioco con vincita in denaro e per il gioco d’azzardo, introdotto dall’art. 9 del decreto Dignità, è entrato in vigore a luglio del 2018. A distanza di cinque anni, è possibile stendere un breve bilancio per vagliare l’efficacia della norma, anche in considerazione degli obiettivi annunciati.

Italy — Setting the scene for the online-gambling regulated market

The Italian Parliament has finally started the voting process on a bill defining the key pillars for the reorganization of the gambling sector, which will be implemented by the government via subsequent decrees. Since gambling is a state-reserved activity, one of these key pillars is the concession model for the gambling offer, together with the … Read more