40It is clear from the case-files forwarded to the Court that an operator wishing to pursue, in Italy, an activity in the betting and gaming sector must comply with national legislation characterised by the following elements:— the obligation to obtain a licence;— a method of awarding those licences, by means of a tender procedure excluding certain types of operator and, in particular, companies whose individual shareholders are not always identifiable at any given moment;— the obligation to obtain a police authorisation; and— criminal penalties for failure to comply with the legislation at issue.
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