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Italy's Court of Cassation upholds betting tax liability for foreign bookmakers and CTDs

Regulation

Italy’s Court of Cassation rejected a Maltese betting company’s appeal and upheld joint liability for the company and a connected data transmission centre over betting tax for 2015. The court said the tax applies when bets are collected in Italy, even if the bookmaker is based abroad and lacks a domestic concession.

The ruling confirms that foreign bookmakers and connected centres may share betting tax liability for bets collected in Italy.

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Italy’s Court of Cassation upholds confiscation of businesses linked to betting agencies

Italy’s Court of Cassation declared an appeal inadmissible, leaving in place the confiscation of assets and business holdings connected to Calogero Jonn Luppino, according to the report. The confiscated property includes businesses linked to gaming and betting agencies, whose company names were not given. The court upheld the lower ruling that the assets were connected to support from the Cosa Nostra organisation.

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