ADM announced last month that it had received 80 applications by the end of the application period on March 19. After opening all the envelopes it had received, the regulator said that they were all valid, local gaming news outlet AGIMEG reports.
As mentioned above, a total of 70 gambling companies submitted their papers, with some of them applying for multiple licenses. The igaming and betting licenses to be issued will be valid through December 31, 2022.
It is also important to note that all applicants were required to pay a one-off application fee of €200,000. The ADM has thus collected €16 million from the process.
Aside from the 80 new licenses to be granted, the Italian online gaming space will also be comprised of 45 licensees, whose licenses expired in June 2016 and were subsequently extended, as well as 47 licensees, whose licenses are valid through the end of 2022.
Some of the operators seeking a license from the ADM include bet365, PokerStars, Luckia, Videoslots, and Lottomatica. Some of Italy’s land-based casinos have also applied for a license for the operation of iGaming services.
There have been several operators to have expressed interest in joining the shared liquidity project between France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, and they all seem to have applied for a license from the ADM.
Source: GMB / Casino News Daily
