SectorWire
SearchRegister
MenuClose

ADMIRAL Gaming Network warns proposed 2027 taxes could cut AWP and VLT revenue

Regulation

ADMIRAL Gaming Network said proposed measures in Italy’s 2027 budget would reduce AWP revenue by 10% and VLT revenue by 15% from 1 January 2027, while raising VLT concession fees by 25%. The company warned the changes could weaken the authorised retail network and employment, and asked the government to discuss the measures before the budget is finalised.

The proposed tax changes could affect the economics of Italy’s authorised AWP and VLT network.

Request a correction

Keep reading

Regulation

Italian budget bill proposes higher AWP and VLT taxes from 2027

Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes raising the PREU tax on AWP from 24% to 25% and on VLT from 8.6% to 9.6%, according to its technical report. The government forecasts additional revenue of €334m in 2027, €365m in 2028 and €456m annually from 2029, plus €15m in 2027 from registering machines that do not pay cash winnings.

Italy's 2027 budget bill proposes raising the single tax on gaming machines, with the technical report accompanying the draft law setting out the expected revenue effects. Article 23 of the bill would increase the PREU by one percentage point, from 24% to 25% for AWP machines and from 8.6% to 9.6% for VLTs, according to the report. The government forecasts additional revenue of €334m in 2027, €365m in 2028 and €456m a year from 2029, plus €15m in 2027 from the regularisation of machines that do not pay cash winnings.

Continue reading