The “ACADI Forum 2024”, organized by the Association of Public Games Concessionaires, will be held on September 18, 2024 starting from 10:00 a.m. in the Orlando Room at the Confcommercio Conference Center. It will be a very important event for the legal gambling sector in Italy, as the sector’s new Stability Report will be presented, an eagerly awaited document that promises to provide a comprehensive and updated overview of the state of the sector , current and current. future challenges.
President of ACADI, the lawyer. Geronimo Cardia explained the problems and opportunities that the public gaming sector in Italy has to face. “The Territorial Question that I talk about in the book recently published by Giappichelli has been on the agendas of national and local governments since 2011,” explained Cardia, emphasizing how efforts to the reform and reorganization sector has been numerous, but often unsuccessful.
Cardia praised the current Government for having laid the foundations of reform with the Fiscal Delegation, which aimed to avoid further extensions for concessions that are expiring: “At the beginning of this year the stability of the online sector was approved and started”, indicating an important step. forward. However, he also noted that the local sector is still hampered by the territorial issue and the need for fiscal harmony, expressing concern about the severity of some local representatives in implementing restrictive measures and time limits on gaming machines such as slots and VLTs. “In the United Conference the representatives of the local authorities have shown and formalized the rigidity in demanding the maintenance (or little change) of the current elimination system,” said the President ACADI, however, recognizes that other local representatives have shown more awareness and openness towards a fairer and more sustainable management system.
The need for balance is a recurring theme in Cardia’s words: “Balance means specific rules, stable and above all created in the awareness of the complexity of the different types of games”. For the President of ACADI, a balance is essential to balance the needs of consumer protection, tax revenue and legal protection, without forgetting the protection of companies and workers in the sector. Cardia also emphasized the importance of a comprehensive and informed approach in the management of the sector: “For his fair evaluations, the informed decision-maker cannot be without a general dashboard of all types of state games” , indicating that a comprehensive understanding of the sector’s data is essential for informed and sustainable decision-making.
Regarding the specific requests to the Government and local authorities, Cardia is clear: “These are the principles of good administration, these are the results of the General Gaming States organized by the Customs and Monopolies Group which, even before those the undersigned or the affected users and constitutional principles. The Forum on September 18 represents an opportunity to discuss these vital issues and learn about the latest date data that will be officially presented.
