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HBG Online Gaming executive says Italy’s new online concessions support investment

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HBG Online Gaming managing director Davide Diodato said at a panel that Italy’s reworked online concession system gives operators a more stable basis for investment. He cited a reduction from 200 websites and 90 licences to 46 licences, while warning that the wider public-gambling reform remains incomplete and retail faces possible extensions of up to three years.

The difference between online and retail rules creates uncertainty for operators active across both channels.

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James Noyes questions UK gambling research levy funding oversight

Campaigner James Noyes questioned whether the Arts and Humanities Research Council is the right body to commission gambling research under the UK statutory levy. The article says 20% of the levy was allocated to research, amounting to nearly £24m in its first year, while the first funding wave commissioned £18m in grants through UKRI. Noyes warned that funding decisions could attract projects without the necessary policy or specialist expertise.

Noyes doubted that the AHRC is the right body to commission gambling research. UKRI responded to a right of reply email.

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