This year’s ENADA Spring show gets under way in Rimini, Italy, on Wednesday.
The show, which many people now regard as the country’s preferred trade event ahead of its sister expo in Rome, comes at a time when Italy’s gaming and amusement market continues to be in a state of flux.
Italy almost routinely introduces new gaming machine regulations each year, prompting both machine and equipment manufacturers to go back to the drawing board. The on-going roll out of video lottery terminals and new AWPs ensured that the show in Rimini will play host to the industry’s biggest suppliers.
On the amusement side, much of the talk is likely to centre on how Italy’s regulations continue to lag behind its European neighbours. Redemption games with video displays are not permitted, which restricts what can be offered and ultimately the appeal of the sector. There have been rumours circulating that the government is considering amending the law to take new technologies into account, but there are also conflicting suggestions that it may simply introduce an even more oppressive licensing system for amusement equipment.
A full report from ENADA Spring in Rimini will appear in the May issue of InterGame.
