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ADM joins GREF as Italy prepares physical gambling reforms

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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) joined the Gambling Regulators European Forum in 2025, and its board unanimously approved the application in January, Mario Lollobrigida, ADM’s director of gaming, said. He said the forum plans to engage with Meta, Apple, Google and Twitch on illegal gambling and launch work on payment service providers; ADM is also advising on Italy’s proposed reorganisation of land-based gambling.

ADM’s GREF membership brings Italy into planned European cooperation on illegal gambling and digital platforms.

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Dutch gambling authority opens talks with Google and Meta on illegal online gambling

Reportedly, the Dutch gambling authority has opened talks with Google and Meta and other European regulators on curbing illegal online gambling. Its strategy covers restricting access to illegal platforms, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account, while sanctions remain an option.

The Dutch gambling authority, KSA, has opened talks with Google and Meta and with other European regulators on ways to curb illegal online gambling. The strategy set out by KSA chair Michel Groothuizen covers making access to illegal gambling platforms harder, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account. Sanctions against the platforms remain an option, the report said.

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