The Games Directorate of Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency issued guidance to its regional directorates on tax and social contribution compliance requirements for Lotto retailers. The directive responds to questions received by the agency.
The guidance clarifies compliance requirements for retailers holding Italian Lotto outlets.
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Italy’s ADM said operators with existing authorisations do not need to renew platform certifications due between 1 October and 31 December 2026. The clarification follows an earlier exemption from periodic platform compliance checks for the first half of 2027; other certification and verification duties remain in place.
Italy's ADM has waived online gambling platform certification renewals due from 1 October to 31 December 2026 for authorisations already issued.
IIDEA has called for Article 25 of Italy’s 2027 budget bill, which would introduce authorisation, oversight and tax rules for LAN venues, to be removed. The video games industry association argues that the proposed framework would extend beyond taxation and says the bill’s estimates of 200 venues in 2027 and 2,300 in 2028 contrast with its estimate of about 70 currently operating.
Italy's 2027 budget bill would introduce authorisation, oversight and tax rules for LAN venues, prompting video games industry association IIDEA to call for Article 25 to be removed.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill would allow instant receipt-lottery prizes below €3,000 to be paid on presentation of the winning ticket without identifying the recipient. An opinion column contrasts the proposal with rules requiring identification and transaction records for cash or other restricted-value deposits through online gambling recharge points, while noting that the activities have different purposes.
Instant receipt-lottery prizes below €3,000 could be paid upon presentation of the winning ticket without identifying the winner under Italy's budget bill, an opinion column on an Italian gambling industry site said.
An opinion column on an Italian gaming industry site criticised proposed regulation and taxation of LAN gaming venues in the budget bill, while supporting a dedicated authorisation regime. The columnist calculated that a venue with 20 PCs, five games and one platform would pay €25,000 every two years, plus fixed ISI charges; the column also cited a government projection of 2,300 venues and 46,000 stations by 2028, generating €66 million.
Italy's government intends to regulate LAN gaming venues through the budget bill, with a proposed tax regime criticised as excessive in an opinion column on an Italian gaming industry site. The columnist supported dedicated authorisation and regulation for the venues.
Italy’s 2027 budget proposal would raise PREU rates for traditional AWP machines to 25% and VLTs to 9.6%, while setting a 20% rate for updated AWP machines, the source says. An Italian gambling-industry commentary argues instead for taxing the difference between stakes and winnings, proposing rates of 66.67% for AWP and 56.47% for VLT machines.
Italy’s proposed 2027 budget would raise taxes on traditional AWP machines and VLTs, while an opinion column on an Italian gambling industry site argued for changing the tax base instead. The proposal would raise PREU to 25% for traditional AWPs and from 8.6% to 9.6% for VLTs, with no offsetting relief for VLTs.