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Branchen-News - Italien
Roman Court Rejects Blacklist Damages Claim
17/03/2008: Rome’s administrative court has played a central role in questioning the validity of Italy’s blacklisting policy against foreign betting companies, but last week refused to hear a case relating to losses sustained by betting operators who claim to have been harmed by ISP blocking. The controversial court decision instead turned up the heat on the claimants, calling their legal status into question.
Italy’s Internet Blocking Comes Of Age
25/02/2008: Two years have now passed since the historic decision by the Italian government to begin blocking websites controlled by “unauthorised operators.” The Italian regulator AAMS believes results have vindicated its controversial decision while blocking has since been adopted by many other European jurisdictions.
Italy Bows To European Relicensing Pressure
05/02/2008: The Italian government has confirmed that they will run a new tender process “by the end of the year” to settle the vexed question of the 329 horseracing betting shop licenses that were controversially extended eight years ago. The announcement draws a line under the negotiations between the Economy Ministry and the EU that took place at the end of January but leaves the existing license holders fuming.
Italy Debuts New Online Licensing Conditions
14/01/2008: Italian regulatory authorities have sent their new law on internet gaming to the EU for approval before it comes into force, and while the details indicate a slight softening of the expected rules, the timescale of the consultation means the new licenses will not be active in time for the Euro 2008 football championship this summer.
Long Awaited Skill Games Law Debuts In Italy
06/11/2007: At last law no 248/06 has been signed off by AAMS Director General Giorgio Tino, and has made it to the Gazzetta Ufficiale, the Italian statute book. The law sets out guidelines for online poker in Italy and offers the intriguing possibility of cross border play from other EU states.
AAMS Sheds Monopoly Moniker And Shuffles Staff
31/10/2007: The Italian gaming regulator, AAMS (Agenzia Autonoma Monopolio di Stato) is heading for a change of name, a change of personnel and a total restructuring according to information announced by the Economy Ministry in the last few days. The government has also indicated that it will be inviting tenders from external consultants to assist with the restructuring.
Italian Remote Licensing Fees Under Review
22/10/2007: One of the Italian parliament’s periodic budget review sessions, beginning this month, holds the potential to amend the controversial article 40 of last year’s Fiscal Decree. The changes, if approved, would finally bring Italian online licensing completely into line with European law.
End In Sight For Italian Operator’s Poker Torment
17/09/2007: After much speculation, the Italian authorities are set to announce this week which games of skill are to be included in their licensee’s entitlement. Attention is focused on how exactly poker will be treated but international online tournaments are unlikely to be given approval.
Betting Outlets Mushroom Across Italy
06/09/2007: After months of negative headlines and almost slapstick activity surrounding the gaming industry, the last days of August and the first days of September have brought a marked acceleration in progress as the much-heralded transformation of the Italian betting and gaming market has finally begun to pick up steam. Now that the main holiday period is over, the evident problems with the creation of new networks of betting shops are apparently beginning to ease.
European Operator Perspectives: SICON
04/09/2007: The Italian Market shows no signs of losing its appeal for investors Europe-wide as the speculation this week over a possible private equity bid for betting operator SNAI confirms. However, the spectrum of operators is far from homogenous and the independent sector has found a strong voice in its lobbying group SICON and its leader Raffaele Palmieri.
