Italy's upcoming gambling legislation may become the turning point for the launch of international shared liquidity in Europe, as the country actively looks for measures to bring the industry back to growth after years of decline.
According to DLA Piper's gaming lawyer Giulio Coraggio, Italy may be about to introduce an all-new set of norms that will lead to the creation of an international regulated online poker market with the hope that this will bring people back to the online poker tables.
"Italian gaming laws are going to be considerably amended as part of the so-called Delega Fiscale law which, among others, is likely to change the regime of sports betting and poker tournament to 20-percent Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR)," Coraggio said last week.