Italy’s ADM is due to begin centralised monitoring of cash and cash-equivalent top-ups at Punti Vendita Ricariche (PVRs) on 13 May 2026, reportedly. The system will check transactions against a weekly €100 limit using a central database managed by Sogei.
PVRs and concessionaires must account for automated checks on cash-equivalent deposits against the weekly threshold.
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A dossier on a draft legislative decree outlines provisions for entertainment taxes in Italy, including automated checks by the Customs and Monopolies Agency on payments relating to lawful gaming machines. Amounts found due would be entered directly for collection, according to the dossier.
Sogei gaming systems head Daniele Bonanni described how upgraded central systems are enabling more integrated oversight of Italy’s online gambling sector. He said controls introduced since November 2025 have covered gambling transactions, account movements, spending limits and self-exclusion, with central systems beginning operation in September 2026.
Daniele Bonanni, Head of Gaming Systems and Services at Sogei, described how technology for monitoring Italy's online public gambling is moving towards a more integrated model of oversight. He spoke on the panel One Brand, Two Worlds: Responsible Gaming Across Land-Based and Online. The shift is from mainly after-the-event monitoring to an approach that is increasingly predictive, including through the use of artificial intelligence.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) said online renewals for the 2027 RIES register open on 2 November and must be completed by 20 January 2027. It also introduced a unified process for game-card producers to renew RIES registration and obtain accreditation on the producers’ register.
Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) said the systems for renewing registration on the RIES register for 2027 will open on 2 November. Renewal must be completed by 20 January 2027 and can be done only online, according to an ADM notice. The agency said the procedure is set out in guidelines published on its institutional website.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has moved the planned production start of the new concessionaire system from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027. The agency cited technology adaptation difficulties and few certification applications, and set intermediate deadlines for platform checks and certification work.
Italy's ADM has postponed the production start of the new concessionaire system for remote gambling from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, according to a circular issued by the agency. The Customs and Monopolies Agency set a series of intermediate deadlines so that operators can complete the certification procedures required by the new technical rules.
Reportedly, Sogei presented an AI system in Rome designed to identify gambling and tobacco websites potentially requiring blocking. The system uses specialised agents to examine websites and flag them for further checks. Sogei did not clarify whether routine monitoring already uses the system or whether it remains experimental.
Sogei presented an artificial intelligence system in Rome intended to identify gambling and tobacco websites that may be subject to blocking measures, the company said at the Gartner Government Briefing. The system uses specialised AI agents to examine the web and flag sites that could require further checks before any inhibition decision. Sogei did not say whether the system is already used in routine monitoring or remains at an experimental stage.