San Marino, proposal for a law on eSports presented
A San Marinothe Secretary of State for Labor, Teodoro Lonferninipresented a bill to the Great and General Council “Esports Code”.
“E-Sports are a rapidly expanding market, with an expected annual growth rate of 20% in the five-year period 2021-2026”, explained the secretariat of state for employment. “Until now there has been a lack of discipline capable of governing the sector and regulating the numerous aspects of today’s involvement. The transition from a hobby for a few enthusiasts to mass interest has brought with it, in fact, numerous critical issues such as the management of prize pools, the engagement of professional players, the recognition of the new professions that animate the sector, such as players, coaches, casters, streamers, commentators and so on, ”he added.
“San Marino has therefore decided to intervene, thus preparing to enter the game as a protagonist, preparing to launch, the first state of all, a organic legislation“. The aim is to “develop the economic potential of e-Sports for the benefit of the Republic of San Marino and offer related companies the possibility of operating in full legal certainty: any company or investor will thus be able to find fertile ground in the Republic on which Act”.
The proposed law “was strongly desired by the secretary Lonfernini to ‘bureaucratise’ the eSporting activity as little as possible so as not to weigh down the apparatus of the San Marino Public Administration and facilitate the work of the subjects involved; at the same time the intent is to promote the ‘good game’ prevent and combat pathological phenomena, so as to promote the development of the personality of young people and create a real / virtual environment suitable for the development of the human person “. The legislative text also aims to “promote video game culture which of learning, fun, business, and a terrain on which to make learning, especially to the youngest, the things that e-Sports share with traditional sports “. cdn / AGIMEG