Milan (AP) - European country soccer's spinning top conference has verbalized "extreme worry" later on the blessing of a unexampled order that would see to it a cover cast out on whatever gambling-related to advertisement in Italia.

The Decreto Dignita, which was sanctioned by Italy's council of ministers on Monday, testament amount into gist on January 1, 2019.

All advertisement of gambling-related products and services leave be banned, piece sports clubs volition also be tabu from carrying sponsors from that diligence. Those with existent agreements testament be granted concessions to honour their contracts, Poker99 patch the decree excludes the state-move internal lottery.

FILE - In this April 15, 2018 Indian file photo, Bologna's Simone Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi celebrates subsequently grading during the Serie A soccer fit betwixt Bologna sausage and Verona at the Renato Dall'Ara Arena in Bologna, Italian Republic. The Decreto Dignita, which was sanctioned by Italy's council of ministers on Monday, July 2, 2018, leave add up into set up on January 1, 2019, wholly advert of gambling-kindred products and services bequeath be banned, patch sports clubs bequeath besides be out from carrying sponsors from that industriousness. (Giorgio Benvenuti/ANSA via AP, file)

It leave impact straight on sport, especially football, where more than one-half the Italian clubs in top-tier up Serie A receive a sponsorship heap with a betting companionship.

"The Lega Serie A is following with extreme worry the developments of the "Decreto Legge Dignita" and the impact on Italian football of rules which ban advertising from betting firms," said the government body in a affirmation.

"In highlighting the clear disparity compared to other countries in Europe and the world, where such bans don't exist, and showing the negative consequences of such a measure, the Lega Serie A points out that in the 2017-18 season 12 top-flight clubs had a partnership agreement with companies from the betting sector."

It said football game clubs would drop off millions of euros Charles Frederick Worth of sponsorship.

More money could likewise be confounded from a knock-on gist on gross from the sale of telly rights as TV companies would non be able-bodied to betray advert slots at gamey prices to play firms during games.

The European Gambling and Sporting Connection (EGBA), which represents the starring in private owned European online betting and gambling operators, told The Associated Urge that "each year gambling operators contribute about 120 million euros ($140 million) to sponsor sports teams and leagues in Italy."

Serie A's governing consistency pointed to the winner of the Premiere Conference and warned of bemused money for Italian teams.

"In the Premier League, identified by everyone as the benchmark for its ability to generate resources, 45 percent of clubs have a gaming firm as a shirt sponsor and in all the stadiums, on screens pitchside, there is advertising from betting companies," its affirmation aforesaid. "Prohibiting the firms from this sector to invest in advertising in our country would bring competitive disadvantages to Italian clubs, directing abroad advertising budgets meant for our teams."

The Lega Serie A has said it is set to sit down dispirited with the parties knotty in the promise that amendments tooshie be made to the edict and solutions constitute to shank gaming problems and foreclose dependence.

Genoa President Enrico Preziosi feels the order would alone assistance illegal sporting.

"It's madness," he said. "It would be a huge blow for us and wouldn't even resolve the problem it wants to face ... They don't understand the devastating effects there will be on football, where thousands of people work."

There are encourage questions concluded how good the forbiddance volition be and how it commode be set up into practice session when alien teams with a sporting company as a shirt frequent bet in Italia. Gaming publicizing testament also understandably be seen when matches from other leagues are programme in Italia.

"We would also question the practicality of introducing a total ban on advertising as a result of the cross-border nature of the Internet and television," said EGBA Repository Superior general Maarten Haijer in a affirmation to the AP. "Italian citizens will continue to see gambling advertising, except that those ads will advertise websites that are not licensed in Italy."

The U.S. Supreme Woo newly upturned a Federal jurisprudence that had banned nearly sports sporting.

But patch it is comme il faut Thomas More approachable in America, Italia is snap pour down on advertizement with betting on the addition in the body politic.

Official statistics prove that 101.85 one thousand million euros was exhausted on play in Italia in 2017 - a hexad per penny growth from 2016 and up just about 142 per centime from 2007. Thither are as well most a zillion multitude with just about mould of gambling addiction, closely one-half of whom are unemployed people.

However, the EGBA claims a number prohibition is "counter-productive" to protecting consumers.

"One of the important benefits of gambling advertising is that it directs Italian customers towards those gambling operators who are licensed to operate and comply with the rules in Italy," aforementioned Haijer.

FILE - In this Celestial latitude. 10, 2017 filing cabinet photo, Bologna's Simone Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi gobs during the Serie A soccer fit between AC Milano and Bologna, at the San Siro sports stadium in Milan, Italy. The Decreto Dignita, which was sanctioned by Italy's council of ministers on Monday, July 2, 2018, bequeath come in into set up on January 1, 2019, totally advertizement of gambling-related to products and services testament be banned, patch sports clubs wish as well be prohibited from carrying sponsors from that diligence. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, files)

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