January 4, 2018
Desktop and mobile online poker fans in Italy have a new venue following Wednesday’s launch of 888Poker in the country, joining other 888 casino and sports betting operations already live in the country. The 888Poker launch is supported by an extensive online, print and television marketing and promotional campaign centred around the call to action […]
July 7, 2017
French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese regulatory authorities met in Rome Thursday to formalize and sign an agreement on the sharing of online poker liquidity. The purpose of this agreement is to strengthen cooperation and exchange of information between authorities in order to allow for the sharing of liquidity between authorized online poker operators, combat the […]
October 9, 2015
Italian market statistics for September 2015 from regulator AAMS make depressing reading from an online poker perspective, reporting that online tournament entries fell 19 percent to Euro 58.7 million, and net revenues declined by 17 percent y-o-y to Euro 5.3 million. Ring game results were also down a depressing 27 percent y-o-y in wagering at […]
March 12, 2015
Pokerstars Montreal-based parent, Amaya Gaming, has issued a further comment on the Italian tax issue, news of which broke yesterday (see previous report). In a statement issued late Wednesday to add more clarity to the matter, the company noted: “The tax dispute relates to operations of PokerStars dating from before the acquisition of the company […]
March 11, 2015
Online poker giant PokerStars has responded to media speculation regarding accusations of fraud and tax evasion levelled against its Halfords Media subsidiary by Italian finance police amounting to Euro 300 million. According to the finance police, Halfords hid its taxable income by decreasing the worth of services performed for its parent company Pokerstars and, by […]
January 20, 2015
The continued decline southwards of the Italian online poker market must be cause for concern among operators following the latest stats from Agimeg, which show that this ring-fenced market with consequently reduced player liquidity potential is still battling. The December numbers from Agimeg show that despite a hoped for boost over the festive season Italy’s […]
October 8, 2014
Two years from launch, UK-based online poker operator PKR has shuttered its AAMS approved online poker platform. PKR.it’s software was taken offline yesterday (Tuesday), the company said in a communication to affiliates, as the Italian poker market is “not viable for PKR at this time”. The domain’s landing page advises Italian customers with positive account […]
July 8, 2014
Italian online poker fans have two more choices following the debut of Paddy Power and Novus Poker in the dedicated market. Paddy Power has added an online poker room to its Italian sports betting and casino site after two years in the market. Italian players can access the new offering on the Italian iPoker network. […]
December 20, 2013
Regulators from France, Spain and Italy have been discussing the practical need to increase player liquidity in their ring-fenced regulatory regimes by pooling their poker players for months, but on Wednesday the concept – recommended to France’s lawmakers by regulator ARJEL – was shot down…and without much debate. The politicians chose isolation rather than permitting […]