Bingo spending in Italy reached €529.3m across venues and online play in 2025, with €200.9m going to the state in tax revenue. The physical network fell to 181 halls, while online play rose to €272m, about 77% above its 2019 level.
Bingo operators face a smaller physical network while online play remains above 2019 levels.
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ADM Games director Mario Lollobrigida called for stronger controls on unauthorised online operators at an event in Rome on 13 November 2026. He said website blocking was insufficient and urged new measures, closer checks and greater involvement from concessionaires in protecting players.
ADM games official Mario Lollobrigida addressed the need to strengthen checks on unauthorised operators; the tools available to combat illegal online gambling, including website blocking, had proved insufficient. He was speaking at an event in Rome marking the presentation of the sixth edition of a study on Italy’s gambling sector.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency described the first year of the new online gambling framework as positive, in comments by its remote gambling and betting office director, Antonio Giuliani. Giuliani cited new self-exclusion and limit-setting tools, stronger payment traceability and ongoing certification work, with certification of the technology sector targeted for 15 February.
Italy’s ADM reported that joint 2025 checks covered 618 gambling businesses, identified 22 unauthorised betting points and produced administrative sanctions totalling about €5.74m. A government report presented to the Senate said controls against higher-risk tax evasion and fraud would be strengthened during 2027-2029.
ADM's timetable set 13 November 2026 as the first deadline for concessionaires to upload conformity-check results for specified online gambling systems and platforms in Italy. The new regime took effect on 13 November 2025, with 52 concessions awarded to 46 operators. Further submissions are due by 13 January 2027, technical checks by 12 February, and production is scheduled for 15 February.
ADM set 13 November 2026 as the first deadline in its timetable for certifying Italy's online gambling systems. By then, service-provider concessionaires must upload conformity-check results for systems they supply to other concessionaires. The same deadline applies to platform certifications where the concessionaire and game producer use the same testing body.
Italy’s online bingo market reportedly recorded €23,087,036.57 in wagers and €6,356,960.51 in player spend in October 2026. The figures are provisional because some licensed operators had not completed the required documentation, leaving their data out of the totals; the figures may be updated.
Licensed online bingo operators reportedly recorded €23,087,036.57 in wagers and €6,356,960.51 in player spend in October 2026. The figures are provisional because information for some operators remains outstanding.