Italy Gambling

Italy Jan-May gambling up more than 9 pct

International news brief: Wagers in Italy rose 9.5 percent in the first five months of the year to 22 billion euros. read more

Swedish player Sven Ragnar Astrom wins WPT Venice

397 poker players competed for more than $2 million in prize money at the first-ever World Poker Tour tournament in Italy read more

Italy Jan-Apr overall gambling up 10 pct

International news brief: Gambling wagers in Italy rose 10 percent in the first four months of the year. read more

Bid to end Italy's lotto fever

International news brief: Italy's main consumer rights organisation has launched a legal battle to have the prize money in the country's national lottery seized. read more

Italy: 42 billion spent In 2007

International News Brief: Recent figures show Italy's gambling sector continues to grow. read more

EU rules against Italy horse betting license renewal

International News Brief: Italy was wrong to renew 329 horse race betting licences without a public tender, the European Union's top court ruled on Thursday. read more

EU targeting France, Greece, Sweden over sports gambling

International News Brief: The European Commission will censure France, Greece and Sweden this week for restrictions they have put on sports gambling, sources close to the matter said Monday. read more

EU court rules against Italy in Internet gambling case

The European Court of Justice ruled today that Italy could not bar gambling companies from other European Union nations from doing business with Italian citizens. read more

Courts rule against Italian legislation

A court has ruled that Italian legislation prohibiting the cross-border provision of betting under threat of imprisonment is in infringement of the freedom of establishment and services under the Treaty on European Union. read more

Investigation on Buffon comes to close

International News Brief: Italy's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been cleared by the Italian soccer federation of apparent illegal betting. read more