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Italy to forbid unauthorized online casinos
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Richard Honegger
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Internet
providers
that
fail
to
comply
face
fines
of
up
to
us$
216,000
Italy).-
Italy
has
become
the
first
European
nation
to
outlaw
scores
of
unauthorized
gambling
sites
that
are
available
on
the
Internet.
The
Economy
Ministry
in
Rome
has
published
a
list
of
more
than
600
offshore
gaming
sites
that
are
in
the
process
of
being
made
unavailable
to
Italian
internet
users.
The
list
includes
popular
gambling
sites
such
as
888.com,
which
is
based
in
the
Caribbean
island
of
Antigua
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Internet providers that fail to comply face fines of up to us$ 216,000
Italy).- Italy has become the first European nation to outlaw scores of unauthorized gambling
sites that are available on the Internet. The Economy Ministry in Rome has published a list of
more than 600 offshore gaming sites that are in the process of being made unavailable to Italian
internet users.
The list includes popular gambling sites such as 888.com, which is based in the Caribbean island
of Antigua and which describes itself as "the world’s No. 1 online casino & poker room." A
spokesperson for the State Monopolies authority said that Italian police were currently moving to
prevent Italian internet providers from allowing connections to the banned sites. Internet
providers that fail to comply face fines of up to 180,000 euros (us$ 216,000).
Italy’s law, which came into effect on February 24 and which sets a precedent in Europe, is
opposed by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), which argues that it violates European Union
rules on free trade. The RGA, which represents prominent online gambling operators such as William
Hill and 888.com, is now threatening to take the Italian government to court.
Online gambling sites are estimated to generate annual incomes worth at least 100 billion euros
(us$ 120 billion) worldwide. In Italy, online gambling sites have become increasingly popular and
in the month of January 2006 alone earned an estimated 42.5 million euros, according to
Agipronews, a news agency specialized in gambling news.
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