Italy is no longer an “emerging” gambling market - it’s entering a new era of maturity, regulation, and high stakes. In this episode, Trevor De Giorgio, Regulatory and Compliance Specialist, speaks with legal expert Giulio Coraggio, Partner at DLA Piper, about what the next chapter looks like for operators, regulators, and investors.

💡 Key insights you’ll take away:

- Why Italy is raising the cost of gambling licenses to €7M—and how this move is designed to filter out smaller or unprepared companies.

- What PVRs (top-up points) are, and why shops, bars, and tobacconists are becoming crucial for reaching players in a country where gambling ads are banned.

- How Italy’s advertising ban created loopholes and unintended advantages for unlicensed operators.

- Why regulators are banning “skins” (multiple websites under one license) to improve trust and transparency.

- The timeline for when the new rules will fully kick in by 2026, and what this means for the industry.

👉This episode will help you understand why Italy is now considered Europe’s second-largest gambling market and why only the strongest, most strategic operators will succeed there.

📅 All this comes just ahead of SiGMA Europe in Rome (3–6 Nov 2025), a key event for anyone following the future of gaming.