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Italy plans automated filtering of illegal gambling websites

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Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has proposed an automated system to filter internet traffic to gambling websites not regulated by the Customs and Monopolies Agency. The agency is expected to deploy the state-owned SOGEI solution; the proposal also includes further advertising rules later in the year.

The proposed system could affect access to unregulated gambling websites and the rules governing licensed operators’ advertising.

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