Playtech Cooperates with Italian Regulator: Tells Skins Get a License or Get Out
Key Takeaways
  • Playtech is working in cooperation with Italian regulator AAMS to tackle the problem of the “gray” market.
  • It appears that any iPoker skins that don’t either get an Italian license, or ban players from Italy, will be removed from Playtech’s network—and this will happen within the next four months.
  • There may be short term financial impacts for Playtech, but a good relationship with the regulator may help it acquire more skins to replace any that fail to accept the new regime.

A piece in Playtech’s 2013 Annual Report highlights the direction the world’s largest online poker network is taking to manage compliance issues—the company is working in cooperation with Italian regulator AAMS to tackle the problem of the “gray” market.