Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) voided stolen Gratta e Vinci instant lottery tickets under a measure dated 10 March 2026. Any prizes linked to the listed ticket codes cannot be paid, and ADM ordered stronger checks across the distribution chain with the concessionaire and sales network.
The measure blocks payment on the stolen tickets and requires tighter checks by lottery distribution partners.
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Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival ordered police to intensify checks on gambling operators’ permits and authorisations. The directive covers small town lottery, Lotte, e-Sabong and cockfighting. Police must also assess cockfighting activities against local licensing and operating requirements.
A Paraíba state court judge ordered Pixbet’s platforms suspended on 22 August in a civil action seeking protections for children and teenagers from online betting, according to a media report. Reactivation depends on facial age verification, checks against under-18 CPF records and a judicial technical assessment; the sites and apps were still operating at 01:30 on 23 August. The action’s separate request to block R$1 billion remains pending, while R$1.1 billion had already been frozen in a federal police operation.
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.