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CGIL challenges Italy budget gaming measures, citing projected revenue gains

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Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes changes to gaming machines, concessions, bingo, lotteries and number games, which the CGIL criticised in a memorandum to parliamentary budget hearings. For slot machines, the bill would raise the maximum stake to €2 and the maximum prize to €200; the union also cited estimated additional state revenue of €334m in 2027, €365m in 2028 and €456m from 2029, warning that social and health costs had not been assessed equivalently.

The proposed slot limits and tax changes could affect machine operators and the regulatory treatment of gaming-related harms.

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Italy’s 2027 budget bill includes gambling measures requiring implementing decrees

Italy’s 2027 budget bill includes provisions affecting gaming machines, betting, Lotto and SuperEnalotto, with implementation requiring secondary measures. The coverage identifies a finance ministry decree on payment methods for outstanding debt linked to the one-off levy on slot machines and VLTs, due by 15 January 2027; the bill is reported to require 52 implementing acts overall.

Italy’s 2027 budget bill reportedly includes gambling measures that require implementing decrees before they can take effect. The provisions cover gaming machines, betting, Lotto and SuperEnalotto.

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