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

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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

International Olympic Committee Capacity Building Session organised during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games

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I was delighted to contribute to the IOC Capacity Building Session on the introduction to betting, sponsoring by betting entities and prevention of the manipulation of competitions, bringing Italy as case study for sports betting regulation and deepening the role of the Regulator and of the concessionaire.

Prague as the Heart of Responsible gambling conference

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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

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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

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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

Betting-odds errors: Italy activates regulator’s new system to allow correction

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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

Fiera Enada Primavera 2024 workshops

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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

Decreto punitivo con gli italiani

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Intervista a Giovanni Carboni su PressGiochi : Le nuove condizioni di accesso al mercato – previste nel decreto di riordino del gioco a distanza – rovesciano l’indirizzo adottato nel 2006, anno del primo bando che ha assegnato concessioni per il gioco a distanza. Finora la legislazione del gioco e dei bandi costituivano un invito ad … Read more