Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) reported €303.7m in retail horse-racing betting stakes in 2025. Milan led the provinces with €40.2m, followed by Rome at €36.1m and Naples at €34.6m; total player spending exceeded €43.1m and payouts reached about €260.5m.
The figures show operators and investors the scale and geographic distribution of Italy’s retail horse-racing betting market.
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ADM official Antonio Giuliani called for a broader reform of Italy’s horse-racing sector during a discussion at the Italian Gaming Expo & Conference in Rome. He said fixed-odds horse-racing bets rose 5%, with activity in the first quarter of 2026 up 20% from the same period in 2025, but argued that betting growth alone would not resolve structural problems.
An Italian parliamentary commission’s annual report covering 1 December 2024 to 31 December 2025 includes work on illegal horse racing and associated betting. The commission held a conference in Cesena on 5 September 2025 to present findings and discuss protecting legal racing as a response to criminal activity.
Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests adopted a decree recognising companies authorised to organise horse races in 2026. The measure was issued through the ministry’s horse-racing directorate; the available details do not name the recognised companies.
Uruguay's horse-racing bets exceeded UYU340m in the first quarter of 2026, according to figures from the Directorate General of Casinos. Maroñas recorded UYU246m, about 72% of the total, while Las Piedras reported UYU66.1m; the authority has not published comparable first-quarter 2025 data.
The Chamber of Representatives’ Sports Committee approved a substitute bill in December to bring rodeo and horse-racing betting under Brazil’s online betting rules. It would allow federations to recognise sporting modalities for possible inclusion by regulation and prohibit betting on events that do not protect animal welfare; the bill must still pass two other Chamber committees, the full Chamber and the Senate.