President Rodrigo Paz Pereira said he will introduce a bill to remove several taxes, including Bolivia’s gambling tax. He argued that the taxes on gambling, financial transactions and business promotions each contribute less than 1% of total tax revenue and do not justify their administrative costs.
Removing the gambling tax would change the tax obligations of operators in Bolivia if Parliament approves the bill.
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Former Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina has proposed suspending Italy’s ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship, according to a report on his 11-page document. Presented on 8 April, the document also proposes directing betting revenue to youth football and restructuring the league system. The parliamentary hearing intended to consider it was cancelled after Gravina left the federation presidency.
FIGC president Gabriele Gravina proposed allocating a share of sports betting revenue to support Italian football, according to the report. He cited an average of 1% in major European leagues and said the funding could support women’s football, stadium infrastructure and the men’s game; the proposal also seeks recognition of rights over betting on FIGC-organised events.
Reportedly, France’s government has proposed a successor to ANJ president Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin. Her six-year presidential term is nearing its end amid debate over online casinos and changes to gambling taxation.
An opinion column by EJUVA vice-president Julián Pérez argues that legal limits on business margins constrain bingo operators’ viability. Pérez cites a progressive electronic-bingo tax scale of 10%, 10%, 15% and 25%, and a 1% rate on the first €400,000 in sales, while saying the wider tax system needs further reform.
EJUVA vice-president Julián Pérez called for bingo tax reform in an opinion column, arguing that legal limits on business margins restrict operators’ viability.
SAPAR president Sergio D’Angelo called for tax measures to be spread across Italy’s gambling market at a Rome summit on 3 November 2026. He cited about €193bn in total wagers and around €30bn for amusement machines, saying the segment generated more than half of the state’s €11bn in gambling revenue. D’Angelo argued that a one-percentage-point tax increase equalled 10% of operators’ available revenue.
Sergio D’Angelo, president of SAPAR, spoke at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome. He asked that any tax measures be spread across the whole gambling market rather than placing further burdens on a single segment. D’Angelo said attention returns to amusement machines whenever the state needs to raise money.