eSports<\/a> gaming machines from the rules on technical conformity checks issued by the tax administration. Another amendment wants to exclude games and devices that have a purely \u201crecreational function\u201d from the controls public security laws provide. However, absent a clear definition of \u201crecreational function,\u201d delineating between recreational and non-recreational becomes a challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIn addition, a measure wants to attribute to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, not the Minister of the Interior, the task of preparing regulations for the use and analysis of the data gaming devices record and transmit. The political power struggle will prevent this from finding a quick resolution.<\/p>\n
Time Running Out<\/h2>\n
If it were up to some people in Italy, there would be no legal gambling. Senators such as Giovanni Endrizzi are fielding input from the public, which wants the government to \u201cclose all these\u201d gambling properties.<\/p>\n
Instead, they want lawmakers to focus on libraries, parks, and other community projects. Those individuals, often fail to realize that gambling may be paying for those projects.<\/p>\n
Endrizzi acknowledges, according to local media, that shutting down gambling is not an option. Instead, it\u2019s important to regulate it properly so it can be a legitimate and profitable segment of the economy, he said.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Ministry of the Economy and Finance ordered a reform of the gambling industry at the beginning of the year. However, because of all of the moving parts, it has become a monumental task.<\/p>\n
The pressure is building, too, since it has to present its reform to parliament and regional governments. That must happen before Italy holds its next general election, which is now less than a year away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Italy is still trying to figure out how it wants to regulate its gambling industry going forward, which means sports betting operators get a “free” pass. The country will extend their concessions for two years, allowing more time to fine-tune its new gambling laws. The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM, for its Italian acronym) has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":220602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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