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Giorgetti asks Agcom to review sports betting advertising rules in Italy

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Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said he had asked Agcom and the Guardia di Finanza to examine the application of the sports betting advertising ban. The request concerns whether sports information and results portals bearing betting-company brands amount to indirect promotion; it is an inquiry, not a new measure. Fratelli d’Italia is reportedly opposed to tighter restrictions on related sponsorships.

A stricter interpretation could require clubs and operators to reconsider commercial agreements involving betting brands and sports media.

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Italy’s Budget 2027 bill enters committee review at the Chamber

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee was due to set the schedule for examining the 2027 budget bill on 4 November, according to reports. The proposed timetable included hearings around 9–12 November and an amendments deadline expected on 17 or 18 November, subject to formal approval. The bill includes fiscal and regulatory measures affecting public gaming.

The parliamentary process for the 2027 budget law is now getting under way in the Chamber of Deputies. A bureau meeting of the Budget Committee was planned for Wednesday 4 November, with the task of fixing the calendar of sittings and organising the first stages of the examination. Giuseppe Mangialavori, of Forza Italia, presides over that committee. The Council of Ministers approved the bill on 28 October and it was then passed to Montecitorio, and because the two houses alternate, the Chamber examines it first this year.

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