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De Bertoldi criticises Italy’s fragmented gambling reform

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Italian MP Andrea de Bertoldi criticised the government’s partial approach to gambling reform, arguing that online and land-based gambling should have been addressed together. He said differing local rules and tax treatment for online and physical gambling remain unresolved, and called for the reform to be postponed until the next legislature.

Unresolved differences in local rules and tax treatment complicate planning for businesses operating across online and physical gambling.

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