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ADM outlines gambling reform and measures against illegal play and match-fixing

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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) held a games-sector session on legal gambling, underage protection and match-fixing, bringing together public bodies, academics and industry representatives. ADM Director Roberto Alesse said work was under way on rules to complete the reorganisation of land-based gambling, following the online gambling reform launched under Legislative Decree 41 of 2024. The agency also cited strengthened information-sharing on abnormal betting flows involving ADM, CONI and sports justice bodies.

Further rules for land-based gambling and enhanced information-sharing could shape operator requirements and match-fixing controls.

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De Pasquale urges Italy’s gambling reform to recognise local measures

Marco De Pasquale of Avviso Pubblico’s Parliamentary Observatory said Italy’s planned gambling reform should take account of measures developed by regional and municipal authorities. He noted that the 2023 enabling law separated online reform, enacted in 2024, from the still-pending reform of land-based gambling, with the delegation extended to 29 August 2026. De Pasquale cited Veneto’s 400-metre buffer and three daily suspension periods as examples.

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