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France proposes gambling risk warnings across licensed gaming channels

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France submitted a draft decree to the European Commission setting gambling-risk warning messages and display rules for gaming and betting products. The requirements would cover online sites, gaming venues, racecourses, casinos and betting receipts, with implementation planned for 1 June 2026; the standstill period ends on 28 November 2025.

Operators authorised in France would need to display the prescribed warnings across their gaming and betting channels.

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Italian lawyer calls for more consistent responsible-gambling rules across channels

Lawyer Luca Giacobbe argued at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome that Italy’s online gambling rules need greater consistency with those for land-based gambling. He cited overlapping rules and authorities, and said Legislative Decree 41/2024 established responsible-gambling obligations for online operators through concession agreements.

Lawyer Luca Giacobbe, founder of the law firm Giacobbe & Associati, presented his analysis of Italy's responsible-gambling rules at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome. He spoke on the panel "Bet on Sustainability: What Future-Proof Gaming Looks Like". In that analysis, Legislative Decree 41/2024 is a watershed in the development of responsible-gambling rules in Italy.

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