Italy cracks down on illegal online gambling

The authorities revealed that they have shut down over 7000 online gambling websites.

Italy.- The Italian government has presented a report by the Agency of Customs and Monopolies (ADM) in which it is detailed that the entity has shut down approximately 7000 online gambling sites that were in violation of gambling laws.

The report, which was part of the September 2018 update, shows that local authorities stopped more than 20 million attempts to engage with unlicensed operators. Current regulations allow Italian authorities to conduct more controls and strengthen analyses of internet-service providers (ISPs).

“The violations in the field are decreasing thanks to the illegal circuit regularisation – achieved by two tax amnesties for unlicensed foreign bookmakers – as well as the intense control actions on the territory, that created a huge deterrent effect in a context where technological frauds are increasingly sophisticated and targeted,” reads part of the report from the ADM.