The Italian Government has introduced before the Parliament the Budget Bill for 2015, providing for 1 billion Euros coming from the land based gambling sector. Should the current bill be confirmed as it is, the AWP and VLT characterizing the major land based gambling offer in Italy would face an increase of 4% each of … Read more
To regulate or not to regulate? And which regulation for a sustainable future of online
gambling services in Europe
The EASG has organised the 10th conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues in Helsinki from 9th to 12th September 2014. Legal, industrial, economic and social matters relating to this specific sector will be tackled in the presence of European Commission representative, national gambling regulators and health institutions, renowned academics and leading gaming and gambling … Read more
The Commission Recommendation on common principles for the protection of consumers and players of online gambling services and for the prevention of minors from gambling online has been adopted by the Commissioners’ college today. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that gambling remains a source of entertainment while recommending the Member States protection … 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
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
With its judgment in joined Cases C-293/12 and C-594/12 (Digital Rights Ireland and Seitlinger and Others) dated 8th April 2014, the European Court of Justice has declared to be invalid the directive on the obligation of retention of data generated or processed by providers of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks. According … Read more
Q&A: The implementation of the Fiscal Delegation law, and its impact on gambling: The Fiscal Delegation law – the so-called ‘Delega Fiscale’ – was finally voted on, on 4 March, by the Italian Parliament and has been published in the Official Journal. It is aimed at empowering the Government to be able to legislate on several … Read more
The Fiscal Delegation law so called “Delega Fiscale” has been finally voted on the 4th of March by the Italian Parliament and published today in the Official Journal. It is aimed to empower the Government to legislate on several matters, gambling regulation and taxation among others under art. 14 of the law. The general scope … Read more