How Italy regulates online casinos
Italy has had an interesting relationship with gambling. It has not been an easy relation, but one that has evolved to benefit both consumer and business owner, and to placate the somewhat irritable nature of the government. Today, Italy's online gambling segment is booming, and despite some extensive restrictions in the advertising space, Italy is as welcoming a place to casinos as any country in Europe can be.
While some restrictions are observed, the country is still a beacon of iGaming with some of the world's largest gaming brands flocking readily to the country. Italy began its quest towards legalisation in 2006, but brick-and-mortar casinos have been available in the country since 1917.
How are online casinos regulated in Italy?
To regulate the burgeoning online gambling industry, Italy had to come up with a way of ensuring that it can oversee operators that enter the country and force them to comply with regulations designed to protect consumers.
That is how the Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stado was born with the sole purpose of fine-tuning the gambling industry and allow casinos, sportsbooks, bingo halls and all other gambling venues an opportunity to...