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FIP president calls for sports betting revenue to fund Italian sport

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Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro president Gianni Petrucci urged Italy’s government in Milan to return a share of sports betting revenue to the sports system. Speaking at the presentation of the new Lega Basket Serie A season, he referred to his time as CONI president and said betting proceeds had then been returned to sports organisations. The event also marked the announcement of SisalClub as the league’s title sponsor.

The appeal puts the possible allocation of betting proceeds to sports federations and clubs on the government’s agenda.

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