{"id":224736,"date":"2022-08-04T07:34:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T12:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=224736"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T18:42:09","slug":"google-fined-in-italy-over-illegal-gambling-ads-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/google-fined-in-italy-over-illegal-gambling-ads-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Fined in Italy For Illegal Gambling Ads on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google is no stranger to run-ins with regulators. It constantly finds itself in battles with them for one reason or another, and is now facing a fine in Italy over illegal gambling ads on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland. The company faces a million-dollar fine in Italy over illegal gambling ads on YouTube. (Image: Reuters<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Italian Authority for the Guarantee of Communications (Agcom, for its Italian acronym) announced yesterday a fine of \u20ac1.45 million (US$1.47 million) to Google and Top ADS, a content creation company. This comes as the result of the two not complying with the prohibition of gambling advertising<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n

The fine to Google<\/a> and parent company Alphabet is \u20ac750,000 (US$761,925). Top ADS will have to pay the \u20ac700,000 (US$710,990) difference, according to a statement from Agcom.<\/p>\n

Just Another Day for Google<\/h2>\n

This is the first sanction that Agcom approved against a video server. Google owns YouTube, which the watchdog determined allowed advertising of the Spike Slot online gaming information platform within Italy\u2019s digital borders.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Agcom accuses Google and Top ADS of violating laws Italy\u2019s government approved in 2019. These prevent all forms of advertising, directly or indirectly, of games, sports, and cultural activities where the ads involve any type of betting for cash gains.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google already received a fine for a similar infraction. In 2020, Agcom ordered it to pay \u20ac100,000 (US$101,680) for permitting gambling advertising on its own platform in Italy.<\/p>\n

The Spike Slot ads were reportedly distributed widely across YouTube in Italy. Google had to have known about their presence, since according to the watchdog, it had a content agreement with Spike Slot for the ads on the platform.<\/p>\n

In addition to the fine, Agcom has ordered the cancellation of 625 ads still present on YouTube. It also expects Spike Slot to remove \u201cillegal content\u201d from its site. The companies must comply within seven days to avoid additional fines.<\/p>\n

Google is coming off one of its largest fines to date and the Agcom penalty is minor compared to most. Recently, the European Commission fined it \u20ac2.42 billion (US$2.46 billion) for violating European Union (EU) antitrust rules.<\/p>\n

That was only one of the three the company received since 2017 in the EU that total over $8 billion. In addition, an ongoing \u201cgambling conspiracy<\/a>\u201d lawsuit is active in the US. Alphabet is still fighting all of them.<\/p>\n

Spike Slot a Relative Unknown<\/h2>\n

Spike Slot, according to its website, doesn\u2019t offer real-money gambling. Instead, the Italy-based platform acts as an affiliate, presenting information and reviews on different games and operators.<\/p>\n

The platform also provides access to free-to-play slots, as well as access to paid content from Play\u2019n GO, Pragmatic Play<\/a>, and others. In addition, Spike Slot uses its YouTube and other social media channels to promote its activity, regularly presenting videos of the site\u2019s owner playing different games. It manages five YouTube channels, according to the website, where it hosts different types of content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google is no stranger to run-ins with regulators. It constantly finds itself in battles with them for one reason or another, and is now facing a fine in Italy over illegal gambling ads on YouTube. The Italian Authority for the Guarantee of Communications (Agcom, for its Italian acronym) announced yesterday a fine of \u20ac1.45 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":224735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[81919,82173,81915],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGoogle Fined in Italy For Illegal Gambling Ads on YouTube - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Google is no stranger to run-ins with regulators. 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