https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Italian government has approved a ban on all advertisements for gambling, including on TV, radio, and online, with hefty fines for those failing to comply. https://www.thelocal.it/20180705/italy-ban-gambling-adverts Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:24:00 +0200 italy-ban-gambling-adverts A Rome court has sentenced a father to jail for leaving his young child in a car during freezing weather while he played on slot machines in a local bar. https://www.thelocal.it/20170117/three-years-jail-for-dad-who-left-son-in-freezing-car-to-go-gambling Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:16:44 +0100 three-years-jail-for-dad-who-left-son-in-freezing-car-to-go-gambling Italian shopkeepers are beginning to fight back against mayors who introduced controls on slot machines, which they claim are too restrictive and are costing them billions. https://www.thelocal.it/20161114/italian-shopkeepers-launch-legal-challenge-against-slot-machine-bans Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:31:12 +0100 italian-shopkeepers-launch-legal-challenge-against-slot-machine-bans A €3 scratchcard turned out to be an extremely good investment for one Italian, who scooped €163.5 million in a record jackpot on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:13:18 +0200 lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win A 29-year-old Italian man has received a huge payout from Italy's National Lottery after he complained that despite buying 255 scratchcards, he had never got lucky. https://www.thelocal.it/20161006/scratchcard-company-reimburses-unlucky-italian-who-never-won Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:44:40 +0200 scratchcard-company-reimburses-unlucky-italian-who-never-won Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, has announced his decision to rid Italy of the millions of slot machines which can be found in bars, shops and hotels across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20160906/renzi-vows-to-get-rid-of-slot-machines-across-italy Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:12:26 +0200 renzi-vows-to-get-rid-of-slot-machines-across-italy Situated on the island of Capri, off the coast of Naples, the town of Anacapri - home to just over 6,000 people - is the first in Italy to ban slot machines. https://www.thelocal.it/20160223/why-this-idyllic-italian-town-became-the-first-in-italy-to-ban-slot-machines Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:45:55 +0100 why-this-idyllic-italian-town-became-the-first-in-italy-to-ban-slot-machines Italians spend $400 a year on gambling, making them some of the biggest gamblers in the world. Now a new survey shows that young people are picking up the habit - with almost half admitting to betting. https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/italians-gambling-kids-warning Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0200 italians-gambling-kids-warning Italian lottery operator GTECH said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy US slot machine maker International Game Technology (IGT) for $4.7 billion (€3.5 billion) in a deal highlighting Italy's role in global gambling. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/italian-lottery-operator-in-35bn-gambling-deal Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:05:00 +0200 italian-lottery-operator-in-35bn-gambling-deal Twenty percent of Italians under the age of 18 have gambled and not enough parents are aware of the dangers, a new study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140428/one-in-five-under-18s-gambles-in-italy Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:34:00 +0200 one-in-five-under-18s-gambles-in-italy A pensioner has lost his compensation battle for wrongful diagnosis after he claimed a Parkinson's disease drug led him to lose €600,000 through gambling. https://www.thelocal.it/20131016/parkinsons-drug-caused-pensioners-gambling Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:28:00 +0200 parkinsons-drug-caused-pensioners-gambling An Italian poker player has committed suicide in Peru after losing around €460,000 in gambling. https://www.thelocal.it/20130718/italian-takes-life-after-460000-gamble Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:06:00 +0200 italian-takes-life-after-460000-gamble