Gibraltar and the UK are a single EU member State for gambling services provision

Today’s EU Court of Justice ruling states that the provision of services by operators established in Gibraltar to persons established in the UK constitutes, as a matter of EU law, a situation confined in all respects within a single Member State. The case opposing the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s … Read more

Il punto sulla liquidità di poker condivisa: “che si parta tutti insieme”

La parola all’esperto, Giovanni Carboni che ha analizzato la liquidità condivisa per Gioco News: “Salto di qualità necessario ma processo lentissimo” “Un elemento fondamentale da tenere a mente per lo sviluppo prossimo del processo di regolamentazione della liquidità condivisa di poker e gioco online: che i Paesi partano tutti insieme con i primi tavoli condivisi … Read more

La regolazione degli operatori business to busines

Il modello regolatorio italiano del gioco online individua obblighi e responsabilità nel solo concessionario che intratiene il rapporto con il consumatore finale, anche se altri soggetti della filiera hanno ruoli determinanti su sicurezza e legalità. In altre giurisdizioni il legislatore regola e impone il possesso di un titolo autorizzatorio anche al provider di servizi di … Read more

THE COOPERATION ARRANGEMENT ON ONLINE GAMBLING SERVICES – A CONCRETE TOOL

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.

Regolatori ed esperti al convegno PAF a Mariehamn. A confronto le migliori practices del Responsible gambling

Si è tenuto ieri a Mariehamn, capitale delle Aland Island, il secondo Summit sul Responsible gambling, evento ad inviti cui hanno preso parte le Authority del gioco di Italia, Finlandia, Svezia ed Estonia, i rappresentanti di alcuni dei principali operatori scandinavi ed un numero selezionato di esperti del gioco responsabile. Le Aland, un arcipelago del … Read more

Free movement of services: EU Commission could enquire into possible gambling commercial communications ban in Italy

According to the bill recently introduced before the Italian Senate to take up again the long-awaited Government gambling reorganization, the future of any form of commercial communications to promote, directly or indirectly, the gambling services of a gambling operator in Italy is heavily compromised. For more details on the provisions, please refer to previous blog … Read more

Only the European Commission could actually save Italian online gambling from total ban on advertising

Yesterday, July 9th, a group of PD senators submitted to the Senate a draft bill that aims to achieve the gambling reorganisation previously pursued by the gambling decree the Government decided now to give up. Indeed, a couple of week ago Under-Secretary Baretta announced the Government decided to remit to the Parliament the gambling reform … Read more