It's all to be redone, for Italy and for gambling market

People have decided. The Constitution is untouchable. Not this way, at least. But the (sensational) result of the vote takes on a much broader meaning, especially after the hasty personalization of the referendum, made by the outgoing premier himself.

The Matteo Renzi's promise of change didn't convince Italians, and this time there is little to stay calm (one of the many slogans and jeers used from Renzi against political opponents was just 'stay calm', becaming a kind of mantra), with a increasingly divided, disappointed, troubled country. With no leader, no certainties. And it is still dealing with a crisis, from which it still can't get out. Gaming industry isn't better, for which, in a sense, here we are again. Just when a reform of the industry appeared close, or at least a reorganization, the discussion falls though and everything has to be redone. Even if, probably, many will breath a sigh of relief, taking into account that the government plan proposed in recent months at the Conferenza Unificata (the constitutional body dealing with reforms concerning regions and municipalities) had raised many doubts and some disapprovals. However, it is the fact that we really need a reorganization, whatever it is, and it continues to be essential. For the industry, but also for the country. We need a reorganization of the offer, to protect citizens and local authorities, but we also need the creation of new rules to finally proceed with tender procedures for the renewal of concessions. In short, we need an intervention. Although an excessive reduction could be a problem for operators, the worst thing for everyone would be immobility. Just when the Conferenza Unificata's work seemed to materilize, now the main speaker misses, ie the government. By postponing any possible negotiation. Of course, the President of the Republic has the decision on the future of the country, who will explore the attempt to launch a technical government to ensure stability and to address the problem of the electoral law. If one of the theories examined before the referendum, in case of victory of “no”, was the resignation of Premier, followed by a new role given to Renzi himself from the Head of State, the result delivered from the vote was so clear and loud, beyond all expectation, making a 'Renzi Bis' government unthinkable. Hence the problem to be solved for Sergio Mattarella, which won't certainly have an easy task. The choice would be to appoint an Executive branch led by the current Ministry of Economy, Pier Carlo Padoan, focusing on the continuity of economic policy, or a more 'institutional' government, perhaps led by the current President of the Senate, Pietro Grasso, or by the current Minister of Transport, Graziano Delrio. In short, everything except to vote. Whatever the scenario may be, however, it is obvious that the table on games is going to be shelved. If the mission of a technical government is to complete the work started by the previous government, it is true that the country's priorities, at this stage, are varied and far from reorganization of games. Meanwhile, however, we must close the process of the Budget Law, coming to a final approval of the operation, awaiting for the verdict of the Senate, whose future had been put in question by the constitutional referendum. If the Renzi's government had already prepared an amendment for games market to be presented in the Senate, after reaching an agreement with local authorities, his resignation make very uncertain this scenario too, with the hypothesis of a early conclusion of the work, to give stability to the country and confidence to international markets, which could invite the Senate to approve the current text of the Law, as released by the Chamber. That would mean, without measures on games. Unless some small corrections (for example: the law to recover 160 million of the Stability 2015 or the adjustment of terms for the arrival of remote AWPs, and a little more), but without the expected reform. Therefore, it's all to be redone, for public gaming and for the country. And the real reorganization, now, is to be done at the Italian chamber of deputies, and then they must, sooner or later, deal with that of games too. Maybe in a serious and comprehensive, as well as definitive, way. The Senator of the Democratic Party, Franco Mirabelli, confirms the uncertain scenario: "Certainly, it is too early to make predictions about what will happen at games. But I believe that the Conferenza Unificata will continue to work on the matter, and in the Stability Law 2016 we will present the amendments which refer to the hypothesis of agreement between State and Regions under discussion, so we will anticipate the planned reduction of 30 percent of Awps to 2017, then we will gradually remove the machines from the premises where there is no prevalence of gaming purpose.” The senator of the Democratic Party affirms it to Gioconews.it, who is the first signer of a bill to reorganize the field, commenting the victory of the 'no' in the referendum and the possible consequences for gaming, dealing with both the “test” of the Conferenza Unificata and with the appointment to the Senate with the Stability law. "We present some amendments, then everything will depend on the choices of the President Mattarella about who will manage the Stability law. As for the Conference, we have the conditions to reach an agreement on games".