ADM met online gambling concessionaires on 9 March to discuss a draft decree covering skill games, non-tournament card games and fixed-odds games. The draft would update operational rules, including for live games, as part of Italy’s online gambling reform; the meeting gathered industry feedback before the decree’s final adoption.
The draft could change operating rules for online skill, card and fixed-odds games in Italy.
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Italy’s government is preparing a draft decree to establish national rules for land-based gambling, covering slot machines, bingo halls and VLTs. The proposal is expected to reduce permitted slot-machine venues by about 10% and cut slot machines from around 240,000 to 200,000; it would proceed to the Council of Ministers and further review if approved.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes a new tax and authorisation framework for skill-based digital games offered online and in LAN venues, according to the report. The government’s technical report estimates €4.8m in additional revenue in the first year and €55.2m annually from 2028; authorisation contributions are estimated at more than €1m in 2027 and more than €10m annually from 2028. The bill would require authorisation from the Customs and Monopolies Agency, with detailed rules to follow in a director’s measure.
Italy's 2027 budget bill is expected to bring in roughly €4.8m of extra revenue in its first year, according to the technical report, through a new regime for games with no cash prize offered via online platforms and LAN rooms. Revenue is expected to grow considerably from 2028, when the government's assumptions put annual entertainment tax (ISI) receipts at up to €55.2m. On top of that come the fees for two-year authorisations, put at over €1m for 2027 and over €10m per year from 2028.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) announced updated draft technical protocols for betting exchange and online games, with both versions dated 1 July 2026. The agency said the drafts revise PSID 3.0 and PGDA 3.0.0; the updated protocols are due to enter the test environment on 13 July.
Coljuegos has published a draft agreement setting institutional guidelines for the protection, administration, handling, reservation and supply of information it manages. The Colombian regulator is accepting comments by email until 29 October 2026, according to its notice.
Spain’s DGOJ held meetings with organisations including FEJAR, ONCE, DEDIT and TuLotero to discuss submissions to the public consultation on reforming Law 13/2011. The regulator said the discussions will inform its drafting of a new bill; the consultation opened in May.