An As.Tro-Confindustria SIT study put Italy’s total gaming turnover at €165bn in 2025, with online turnover exceeding €100bn. It said online player spending surpassed €5.6bn, while retail turnover fell by €911m and machine turnover was €15.1bn below 2019 levels.
The figures show continued online growth alongside sustained contraction in Italy’s retail and machine segments.
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A study commissioned by the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming says Brazil’s betting ban affects 42 linked economic activities. It reports that the sector’s value chain generated more than 15,500 jobs in 2025, with R$460m in direct wages and R$87m in social contributions; industry groups warn of effects on jobs and contracts.
An Ipsos study found that 91.1% of online gamblers in Ontario used regulated sites, while 8.9% used only unregulated sites. The report also says the province introduced the BetGuard self-exclusion system last month, with a rollout planned for this spring.
A study by LCA Consultoria Econômica says gambling accounts for 0.46% of household consumption in Brazil. It reports that the National Financial System’s default rate reached 5.2% in February 2026 and identifies credit cards and overdrafts, rather than gambling, as the main sources of household debt.
A report dated 17 March 2026 said a regulator-commissioned study put Germany’s gambling channelisation rate at 77%. It also reported that unlicensed-market gross gaming revenue was almost €550m in 2024; the authority said efforts against the unlicensed sector were continuing.
Germany's GGL has published a study finding that unlicensed online gambling accounts for 22.97% of the market, giving a channelisation rate of 77.03% for regulated offerings. The regulator said the results support its reference-value method for estimating the black market and will feed into the evaluation of the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling.