AGCOM reports no gambling-ad ban fines in 2025 as court cases remain pending

Italy's Constitutional Court has introduced a proportionality mechanism into the sanctions regime for breaches of the Decreto Dignità gambling advertising ban, lawyer Alfonso Vuolo told Jamma. The case stems from a €157,000 AGCOM fine over promotional content on YouTube and Twitch; Vuolo said the advertising ban itself remains unchanged and the dispute returns to the Lazio regional administrative court.

Italy's Constitutional Court has added a proportionality mechanism to the sanctions regime for breaches of the Decreto Dignità ban on gambling advertising, lawyer Alfonso Vuolo told Jamma. Vuolo, a professor of constitutional and public law who represented the applicant before the court, said the ruling allows the authority to calibrate penalties according to objective and subjective circumstances. The case stems from an appeal against a €157,000 fine imposed by the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (AGCOM) over promotional content for online gambling distributed through YouTube and Twitch.