Italy

IGT overhauls leadership as Marco Sala takes over Chairman duties

IGT sheds Italian weight offloading Lottomatica B2C units to Gamenet SPA

IGT Plc has executed an executive team and boardroom reorganisation, as Group CEO Marco Sala is appointed as Executive Chairman of the NYSE gambling technology group.  The appointment follows wider group developments, that saw IGT majority owner De Agostini SPA announce that Lorenzo Pellicioli had chosen to end his sixteen-year tenure as CEO of the Italian investment conglomerate. B&D Holding …

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Flutter eyes Italian podium place with €1.9bn takeover of SISAL

SBC News Flutter eyes Italian podium place with €1.9bn takeover of SISAL

Flutter Entertainment Plc has this morning announced that it has secured definitive terms to acquire Italian gambling group Sisal for a consideration of €1.9 billion (£1.62bn). An agreement has been reached with US private equity fund CVC Capital – the current owner of SIsal – which will see the Italian market leader in online and lottery verticals transferred to Flutter’s …

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2022 Budget Law holds no reforms for Italian gambling

SBC News 2022 Budget Law holds no reforms for Italian gambling

Italy’s Budget Law for 2022 has been approved without any gambling sector amendments being adopted by Parliament. The result will see no legislative progress for Italy’s gambling sector that requires definitive resolutions on betting shop, gaming machine and online gambling concessions. Without Budget Law amendments, 2022 points to another year of conflict between operators and Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency …

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PlanetPay365 gains exposure in Tuscan territory via ACF Fiorentina

SBC News PlanetPay365 gains exposure in Tuscan territory via ACF Fiorentina

PlanetPay365 has established a deal with ACF Fiorentina for the 2021/22 football season, as the enterprise becomes the club’s official value-added service partner. The agreement looks to increase the Planet Entertainment-owned brand’s visibility, and expand business in the Tuscan region, as the group will be present at the Artemio Franchi stadium on the LED perimeter boards. Troy Cox, Chief Commercial …

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Sazka Entertainment renamed Allwyn in global rebranding

SBC News Sazka Entertainment renamed Allwyn in global rebranding

In a global rebranding, Czech gambling group Sazka Entertainment will now conduct business under the corporate identity of Allwyn, the company name it has been using for its UK operations. As the largest lottery operator in Europe, the group operates its flagship Sazka holding in its domestic Czech market in addition to Lotteries Austria, OPAP in Greece and Cyprus and …

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Italian sting implicates Malta businesses in money laundering network 

SBC News Italian sting implicates Malta businesses in money laundering network 

Italy’s federal police force has arrested 12 suspects connected to its ‘Operation Game Over II’ criminal investigation of illegal and mafia-associated gambling websites.  A dozen individuals have been charged on counts of criminal conspiracy to carry out the ‘fraudulent conveyance of assets’ through illicit online gambling businesses. Investigators cited that the suspects were processing illegal online wagers via websites belonging …

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BOSE: Italian leadership optimistic of 2022 reform prospects

SBC News BOSE: Italian leadership optimistic of 2022 reform prospects

Italy’s gambling incumbents have navigated another turbulent year, not just due to COVID-19 induced closures of retail outlets but also due to increased attention from the legislative and regulatory fields.  Discussing Italian gambling developments and prospects at the Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) event, Marco Castaldo, CEO of Microgame, Carmelo Mazza, CEO of OIA Services, Stefano Sbordoni, Managing Partner and …

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Sisal completes demerger of payment unit

SBC News Sisal completes demerger of payment unit

Sisal SPA, the operating firm of Italy’s SuperEnalotto lottery, has completed its corporate reorganisation, resulting in the separation of its gaming and payment operations. Updating its investors, Sisal noted that the deed of demerger was signed in favour of the newly formed SG2 SpA, a company to which the 70% equity interest in Mooney Group S.p.A. has been transferred. The demerger …

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ADM launches public information app to counter black market threats 

SBC News ADM launches public information app to counter black market threats 

Italy’s ADM – Customs and Monopolies Agency – has announced that it will launch a new app to inform the general public of all necessary information related to licensed gambling operators (retail and digital).  Titled ‘Gioco Sicuro’ (Safe Play), the app will be launched this November on IOS and Android stores. The ADM has disclosed that the app will “allow …

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Sisal files for Milan Borsa IPO seven years after first attempt

SBC News Sisal files for Milan Borsa IPO seven years after first attempt

Sisal SPA, the operating company of Italy’s SuperEnalotto lottery and Matchpoint betting shops, has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to list its business on the Milan Borsa Exchange.  Reuters reports that the CVC Capital owned gambling group has agreed to sell its shares to an unnamed private equity firm.   Although most of the firm’s revenues come from its …

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