“Gli operatori del gioco sono rimasti disorientati dall’annuncio dell’on. Binetti di approvazione del divieto di ogni forma di pubblicità del gioco, da parte della Commissione Affari Sociali delle Camera”. Così Giovanni Carboni partner di EGLA, commenta le dichiarazioni dell’onorevole Binetti, pubblicate dagli organi di stampa pochi giorni fa, con le quali la relatrice informa che … Read more
In the last days press launches by all Italian specialised agencies published Deputy Binetti statement regarding bill on “prevention, care and rehabilitation of gambling addiction”. Mrs Binetti, coordinator for the bill assigned to Commission for Social Affairs at the Chamber of Deputies, informed that revision of the base-text, prepared last December by a restricted committee … Read more
Last Friday May 28th the Aams informed by circular notice on its site it adjusted central system and communication protocol to let two new poker tournament variants. Licensees will be allowed to apply for starting from June 16th. Taking into account that both poker cash and tournament market falls in Italy since autumn 2011 and … Read more
The administrative Court of Rome has rejected the appeal against the decision of the Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane dei Monopoli (ADM) to ban the website of a gambling affiliate Internet www.bet4win.org, enabling visitors to access unlicensed gambling operators from Italy and has thus confirmed ADM blocking order was compliant to national laws. The website blocking order consisted in banning … Read more
This article provides a summary of the history of remote gambling in Italy, in terms of legislation and of market size and trends. The analysis shows that: • after a period of growth lasting until late 2010, Italian legal remote gambling experienced limited development in the years following, which was entirely due to the introduction … Read more
“La Norwegian Gambling Authority ha appena pubblicato una ampia indagine epidemiologica condotta nell’autunno del 2013 che misura il tasso di prevalenza del gioco problematico in Norvegia. Il campione è costituito da 10.046 persone, un numero molto alto rispetto alla popolazione norvegese. Il metodo usato è il Canadian Problem Gambling Index – CPGI, che è ormai … Read more
The Norwegian Gambling Authority has just published an extensive survey conducted during autumn 2013, concerning gambling problem in Norway. The sample consists of 10.046 people, a large number taking into account Norwegian population. The method adopted is the Canadian Problem Gambling Index that is now the international standard. The study is available in the Internet. … Read more
In the European Court case 344/13, the Court will decide whether different taxation for gambling winnings of an Italian resident player obtained in another State member is allowed under the European regulations.
Following the recent enforcement of the Fiscal delegation bill (Delega Fiscale), the long-awaited reform for the gambling sector can finally start with the nomination of Legnini as undersecretary at the Finance Ministry and responsible for the gambling sector. Legnini today’s post seems to confirm the Government will to match with the twelve months period to … Read more
This article had been published in Italian on LexGiochi on December 3rd, 2013. See the full article in Italian here: https://www.egla.eu/w/portfolio-view/storia-ed-attualita-del-gioco-a-distanza-italiano/#sthash.YCDREODg.dpbs 4. The trend in remote gambling and the current situation Spending on legal remote gambling amounted to € 310 million in 2008 and grew to € 608 million in 2009 following the introduction of … Read more