Lawyer Stefano Sbordoni said Italy's Decreto Dignità does not clearly protect legality and tax interests alongside public health. Speaking at IGE 2026 in Rome, he called for two additional decrees to address those areas.
The proposal concerns whether Italy's gambling advertising framework should also address legal and fiscal protections.
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It was reported that two Senate bills would take contrasting approaches to sports betting advertising. Senator Paganella proposes replacing the general ban with AGCOM-defined limits, while Senator Pirondini seeks stronger restrictions.
STS said it is considering steps to revise measures under Italy’s Dignity Decree to permit advertising by the professional network collecting public games. The statement followed AGCOM guidance on advertising transparency and influencer conduct, which STS said also applies to the ban on gambling advertising; it maintained that unlicensed social media operators should remain restricted.
It was reported that Democratic Party representative Vaccari welcomed AGCOM’s additional guidance on communications about gambling disorders. He called on Giorgetti to act on gambling advertising.
Italian MP Stefano Vaccari criticised the government’s removal of an explicit gambling-advertising prohibition reference from Rai’s 2023–2028 service contract. He said he would seek an explanation through a parliamentary question and ask the government to restore the reference; the source notes that the national statutory ban remains in place.
Giovanni Malagò became FIGC president on 22 June 2026 after winning 68.58% of votes, and his programme called for ending Italy’s betting-advertising ban and allocating part of betting turnover to football. The article argues that the policy debate has renewed as the ban’s framework faces pressure, citing a 2025 sports-betting turnover of €19.2 billion and estimated FIGC sponsorship losses of €600 million for 2019–2025. These are proposals and estimates, not a reported policy change.