Cambodia’s Commercial Gambling Management Commission reviewed procedures for collecting, managing and disposing of property seized from online scam offences at a meeting in Phnom Penh on 22 June. The meeting considered coordination and compliance with applicable laws, according to the commission.
The review concerns how authorities manage property seized from scam operations linked to Cambodia’s gambling sector.
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Cambodia’s Commercial Gambling Management Commission inspected two sealed casino locations in Koh Kong on 15 May to check compliance with enforcement measures, according to the report. The inspections covered Koh Kong International and Long Bay Entertainment, including checks on utility disconnections and security cameras. Officials also discussed agreements with casino owners to prevent the premises being used for online scams or other crimes.
ADM met SAPAR and other gambling associations in Italy on 30 October to discuss proposals for improving VLT management. SAPAR president Sergio D’Angelo said the proposals address technical features and adapting machines to energy rules and document digitalisation; ADM will assess them before a further meeting, also in view of new concessions.
Italy's ADM met gambling trade associations at its headquarters on 30 October 2026 to examine proposals for managing VLT machines more efficiently, according to the associations. The meeting was attended by Elisabetta Poso, head of the agency's entertainment equipment office, and by representatives of Sapar, Acadi, Acmi, Agic and As.Tro. ADM will assess the proposals, and a second meeting is planned.
FDJ United said it was reviewing its online betting and gaming operations and non-core assets after higher gambling taxes weighed on first-half earnings. The company is considering possible market exits for parts of its online business and divestments of non-core assets, but did not identify specific markets or assets. First-half adjusted net profit fell 19% to €180 million.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reported gaming tax revenue of €5.452bn for January–September 2026, down €334m, or 5.8%, year on year. Revenue from gaming machines fell by €273m, or 7%, and the MEF said this category had recorded successive declines in play and tax receipts since 2024.
Gaming tax revenue came to €5.452bn in the January to September period, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), which said this was €334m, or 5.8%, less than in the same period a year earlier. On indirect taxes alone, lotteries and other gaming activities generated €4.529bn, a decline of €377m, equal to 7.7%. The ministry linked much of the €334m loss to gaming machines and devices, whose revenue dropped by €273m, or 7.0%.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €4.52bn in tax revenue from gambling activities for the first nine months of 2026, according to its treasury account published on 5 November. Gaming machines generated about €3.59bn, representing roughly 79.3% of the revenue recorded in that category.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €4.52bn in tax revenue from gambling activities for the first nine months of 2026. The figure comes from the Treasury summary account at 30 September 2026, which the ministry's State General Accounting Department published on 5 November. The levy on gaming machines was the main component, at about €3.59bn.