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Italy’s Illegal Gambling Market Grows Despite Advertising Crackdown
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Italy’s Illegal Gambling Market Grows Despite Advertising Crackdown

Italy’s illegal online gambling market has grown into a €20 billion ($22.5 billion) shadow economy driven increasingly by smartphones, social media, and rapidly replicating “mirror sites”, despite one of Europe’s toughest gambling advertising bans, according to a new report by Data Room Nexus Observ

Italy’s illegal online gambling market has grown into a €20 billion ($22.5 billion) shadow economy driven increasingly by smartphones, social media, and rapidly replicating “mirror sites”, despite one of Europe’s toughest gambling advertising bans, according to a new report by Data Room Nexus Observatory.

More than 4.5 million Italians accessed unauthorised gambling platforms during the...

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