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AGCOM plans consultation on infotainment rules for gambling websites

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Italy’s AGCOM is preparing updated guidance for infotainment websites connected to gambling and plans a 30-day public consultation, according to the report. The proposed criteria include journalistic editorial teams, frequent content updates and restrictions on automatic redirects and gambling branding; the guidance aims to distinguish information from indirect advertising.

The proposals could change how gambling-linked websites qualify for exemption from Italy’s advertising ban.

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ADM says games and tobacco account for about one billion euros in 2027 revenue

ADM director-general Roberto Alesse said the government had asked the agency to contribute about one billion euros in tax revenue from public gambling and tobacco for 2027. He said the amount had been included in the budget bill, which still required approval.

Roberto Alesse, director-general of Italy's ADM, said the agency had given the government what it asked for. He put the resulting tax revenue at about one billion euros for 2027 alone, coming entirely from public gambling and tobacco. Alesse added that the sum had entered the budget bill through the agency's contribution, and that the bill still has to be approved. He spoke at the Urania Policy & Business Forum, held in Rome the previous day.

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