2021 Dataset on local gambling regulations in Italy

The dataset provides the data on gambling policies accessible in online and offline resources. The regulations are those implemented by Italian Municipalities between 2003 and 2021. The data set comprise the information collected by the documentation mapped and retrieved from the “Mapping of local gambling initiatives in Italy” (Baratin, et al. 2022), the personal archive of Dr Paolo Jarre and of Prof Marco Pedroni (both accessed in march 2021) The following variables are available: Municipality ISTAT Code (ID), Municipality Name (Name) Province, Region, Major’s party, Majority coalition, Title of the measure, and a series of variables identifying the type of rulings adopted (“regolamento”, “ordinanza” and “delibera”), the topics covered, the year of approval. Additional variables describe the restrains placed upon zoning and timing for arcades or electronic gambling machines (EGM). Overall, the dataset comprises 2097 specific regulations.