Rolling with the punches – Italian online sector survives a tough year
If ever a national market has been hit by a triple whammy it is the Italian gaming sector. First a ban on all gambling-related marketing, then the effects of the pandemic and its associated lockdowns and finally to add insult to injury a tax hike even while the virus was raging. Yet, the online sector can be said to have displayed amazing resilience and recent M&A in the space hints at optimism over future prospects at the top of the tree at least.
By Robin Harrison
– Analysis
