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Italian sport book is dramatically changed in the last two years. Information we have, mostly for online legal betting, let us understand how and why. • GGR of online legal betting grew YoY 25% in 2015 and 31% in 2016. Offline betting segment fell instead -13% in 2015 and grew 14% in 2016. • Offline … Read more
Today’s highly interesting EU Court of Justice Advocate General’s opinion in Case C-591/15 clarifies UK and Gibraltar relationship when it comes to the provision gambling services. Advocate General Szpunar Opinion in the case opposing the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Her Majesty’s Treasury considers that the … Read more
E’ stata molto discussa in questi ultimi giorni la sponsorizzazione che la Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio ha siglato con l’operatore di giochi Intralot, concessionario dell’Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli per l’offerta, tra gli altri, di scommesse su canale fisico e a distanza. Non sono state accolte le contestazioni sotto il profilo della legalità, la … Read more
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Setting the scene for Italy on the following trends: Standardisation and Gambling regulatory authorities cooperation. Please download the slides at the following link: slides-lisbona14092016
Compared to traditional sports, e-sports is a relatively new discipline within sports betting attracting more and more players and raising the interest of an increased number of betting operators. Today’s introduction by ADM, the Italian gambling regulator, of e-sports betting within the authorized customized betting program of the licensees clearly takes this market opportunity to channel it … Read more
On 27 November 2015, gambling regulatory authorities from twenty EEA Member States signed a cooperation arrangement on online gambling services1, setting out the scope, procedure and practical arrangements for this cooperation between them.
Following the European Commission Expert Group on Gambling Services launch in 20122, this arrangement is a further implementation of the Commission communication “Towards a comprehensive European framework on online gambling”3 which has set out an action plan to address the online gambling challenges in the EU and where enhanced administrative cooperation and efficient enforcement are among the proposed actions.
Recentemente in diverse occasioni, e da ultimo venerdì scorso 11 marzo, varie testate giornalistiche, specializzate e generaliste, hanno riportato stralci dalla Relazione annuale delle attività svolte dalla Direzione Nazionale Antimafia e dichiarazioni del Procuratore Nazionale Antimafia, relative all’attività della criminalità organizzata nel settore del gioco. Gli stralci della Relazione pubblicati dalla stampa denunciano ad esempio, … Read more
In my comments on Italian gambling trend I always warn against trivial analysis that do not take into account introduction of new games, change of games mix, transfer of volume from dot.com, as well as other more subtle dynamics. In my post dated February 3rd, 2014, I remarked increase of gambling GGR in 2011 – … Read more