Key Takeaways
- A bill to ban all gambling advertising in Italy has now moved to the consideration of the Finance Committee in the Italian parliament. The bill was submitted by the opposition party MS5, but enjoys support from many politicians in the coalition government.
- The failure to agree the Delega Fiscale amendments arose partly from the issue of gambling advertising and partly from the centralization of regulatory power which is currently dispersed among the Italian regions.
- It appears that a political deal is now possible where either both bills pass, or both bills fail. The government is particularly keen to get the gambling amendments passed because of the additional taxes they will provide from video lottery terminals (VLT) and slot machines.
A bill to ban all gambling advertising in Italy has now moved to the consideration of the Finance Committee in the Italian parliament. The bill was submitted by the opposition party MS5, but enjoys support from many politicians in the coalition government.
