ADM Calabria regional director Antonio Di Noto said Italy’s retail gambling sector is expected to see changes in the coming months. He said new concessions should begin by the end of the year, alongside technological changes including gaming machines with boards less exposed to tampering.
Operators may need to prepare for new concession arrangements and technical requirements for retail gaming machines.
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Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes extending Bingo concessions due to expire on 31 December 2026 until 31 December 2029, the report says. It sets monthly fees based on each concession’s previous-year turnover, ranging from €6,500 to €14,500, and would reduce the minimum road distance for transferring a hall from 30 to 15 kilometres.
Codere public-affairs head Ana Parra Sevilla called for regulatory clarity on esports, virtual betting and payment methods at a gaming congress in Soria, Spain. She argued that esports involving real competitors should be assessed separately from computer-simulated virtual betting, and said the framework should protect consumers and competition integrity. She also cited a need for further rulemaking in the Basque Country to enable virtual betting.
Codere's head of public affairs, Ana Parra Sevilla, told a gaming congress in Soria on 22 October that regulation must be able to answer the needs of the new consumer, and set out esports, virtual betting and payment methods as the three issues that need separate legal treatment. Speaking on the panel "El Jugador del Mañana" at the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León, she said esports should not be treated as virtual betting because real people compete, whereas virtual bets are based on computer simulation.
Uruguay’s casino operators’ association CUOASEC submitted a bill to the executive branch proposing state authorisation and regulatory oversight for online gambling, the association said. The proposal would reserve online casino licences for companies already authorised to operate physical casinos; the executive branch is to consider the submission, with no timetable specified.
Uruguay’s Chamber of Operators and Lessors of Casino and Entertainment Hall Services submitted a bill to the Executive Branch proposing state authorisation and oversight for online gambling. The proposal would reserve online casino licences for companies already operating land-based casinos and includes measures such as unauthorised-site blocking and a national user registry. The Executive Branch will decide the next step; licence requirements and taxes remain to be determined.
Spain’s online gambling market generated €454.2m in gross gaming revenue in Q1 2026, up 14% year on year, according to reported figures. Casino revenue rose 22% to €247.8m, while sports betting generated €174.5m, up 5%. Active accounts increased 9% to 1.9 million, while newly registered accounts fell 3% to 185,200.