Italy’s problem gamblers now have a one-stop shop for excluding themselves from every licensed operator in the country’s regulated online gambling market.

Last week, Italian gaming regulator AAMS announced the rollout of a nationwide unique self-exclusion register (USR) that will allow gamblers to fill out a single online form – available via the regulator or gambling operators – to bar themselves from accessing Italian-licensed online gambling sites. Under the previous system, players were required to self-exclude from each site individually.

Once players have filled out the new form the online operator will have to immediately close the player’s account and forward the exclusion request to the central registry, after which all Italian licensees must bar the player from their sites. Players have the option of excluding themselves on a permanent basis or for a six-month period.

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