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ADM postpones Italian online gambling technical rules to 13 November

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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has moved the start of online gambling’s new technical rules from 13 May to 13 November 2026, citing difficulties developing and certifying the concessionaire system. Other contractual requirements remain in force, including account-opening identity checks, national-domain websites and limits for accounts opened after 13 November 2025. Responsible-gambling measures under the concession are still due from 13 May, except for one measure tied to the new system.

Online concessionaires face a revised technical-system deadline while specified player-protection and contractual obligations remain in effect.

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Italian budget proposes higher AWP and VLT taxes as industry column urges tax-base reform

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.

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