The 2011 amendment fully legalized and regulated real-money online poker, casinos, and sports betting under license from AAMS. This enabled Italy to license major international online gambling operators. The 2012 amendment allowed slot machine gaming halls to operate in Italy under license.

But it's likely that nobody was happier with Woods' win than James Adducci from Wisconsin, who placed an $85,000 bet on Woods to win the Masters. Adducci placed his bet with William Hill US sportsbook at 14-1 odds, and when Woods went on to win, his ticket cashed for an impressive $1.19 million payday.

LAS VEGAS (AP)  A Wisconsin man who claims to have never placed a bet on sports before he risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million dollars richer. James Adducci was presented with a check for more than $1.2 million Monday at a sportsbook in Las Vegas.