Maggi: “The reform of the sector is what we all look forward to most. We appreciate the proxy and with it the reform of the online gaming industry that it will bring in a few months”
“The reform of the sector is what is most awaited by all of us. We appreciate the delegation and with it the reform of the online gaming sector that will lead to new concessions in a few months. We look forward to the physical gaming reform which is more complicated and touches so many interests. So many problems need to be resolved, with issues that have been going on for years. The betting concessions, for example, have been expired for years. We want the new concessions so that we can plan investments in the medium term and not go day by day.
Within retail reform is the fundamental issue of distances from sensitive locations, an issue that affects us dealers and the legislature. Distances as elaborated today prevent competition. The recent CJUE decision on bingo puts the Italian state on notice from continuing with the system of extensions. On the one hand we support the institutions by offering our experience and on the other hand we believe we have put in place actions that are not yet fully understood to protect the player and put the focus on prevention rather than cure.”
John Emilio Maggi stated this while participating in the second edition of IGE 2025.
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“We are not operating within a perfectly sealed perimeter. The external variable is the aggressiveness of the illegal market, driven by technological evolution, which is increasingly penetrating the legal market.”
This was underlined by Gennaro Schettino, president of AGIC, during the I-Com conference.
The regulated gambling industry plays a key role not only from an economic perspective but also for its social and regulatory implications, as it represents a significant component of the national economy: in 2024, net expenditure reached €21 billion, while tax revenues exceeded €11 billion.
Yesterday morning, at the Hotel Nazionale in Piazza Montecitorio, the event “Legal Market and Public Gaming: The Role of the Industry”
