Marasco (Logico): “Well Gravina on stop advertising ban on Games, football needs lymph”

“We accept in an absolutely positive way the proposal of the FIGC president Gabriele Gravina” to suspend until 30 June 2023 the ban on sponsorship and advertising of legal bets, introduced by the dignity decree, because “football needs lifeblood, the football sector public gaming needs to restore a visibility that has been lost “. Moreno Marasco, president of Logico, the League of Gaming Operators on the Online channel, says this to Adnkronos. “In terms of combating illegal gaming, especially for online sites, if the legal offer is not visible – he also explains – paradoxically it is easier to fall into the illegal one that has greater visibility. The sites that offer illegal games and apps are they make a mockery of the dignity decree, because they are not subject to Italian law and therefore not prosecutable. They are visible sites and during the lockdown there was a disproportionate growth. According to recent analyzes and research – adds Marasco – for every 10 players of the Italian legal circuit there are 7 that play on the illegal one. There has been a strong and significant increase that has created a parallel market “. As for the achievable figures, if Gravina’s proposal is accepted, according to Marasco” there will be investments for at least 100- 150 million euros in sponsorships and advertising if the situation is unblocked “. A figure that, he adds, corresponds to what “has been lacking every year since the ban came into force.