07/28/20 Italy to close betting shops with unpaid taxes The Italian government has confirmed that betting shops that have not paid tax duties will be forced to close in the next few months.
07/06/20 Codere merges Italian gaming machines units Spain’s Codere has merged FG Slot and Gap Games Italia to form Codwin.
05/21/20 Italy: sports betting tax confirmed Italy has gone ahead with plans to introduce an additional tax on sports betting to finance a “Save Sport” fund.
05/12/20 Italy debates sports betting tax hike Ministers in Italy are weighing up the introduction of a new tax hike on sports betting collections to finance a “Save Sport” fund.
05/08/20 Bookies look to different leagues during crisis European bookmakers and have turned to unusual sports and leagues to offer betting markets to players during the Covid-19 outbreak.
04/28/20 Italy lottery sales restart post-lockdown Some lottery sales have restarted as Italy eases lockdown measures and sets a date for betting shops to reopen.
04/03/20 FIGC boss calls for donations to ‘save’ Italian football Gabriele Gravina’s proposed ‘save football’ fund would comprise of 1 per cent (€104m) of sports betting revenue generated in Italy.
03/20/20 Italy: Serie A asks gov to lift gambling ad restrictions Football league asks government to remove ad and sponsorship bans to help generate revenues during the Coronavirus outbreak.
03/13/20 Newgioco CEO: Italian lockdown to impact revenues Coronavirus shutdown in Italy and around the world to hit gambling operators hard.
03/11/20 Gambling in Italy struggles amid Coronavirus lockdown The gambling industry is among commercial victims in Italy as the country enters lockdown to prevent Coronavirus from spreading.
03/05/20 Coronavirus: ENADA Spring postponed Italian Exhibition Group’s decision taken in total agreement with national health authorities.