Italy’s proposed overhaul of public gambling should be shaped through structured dialogue with the industry, CNI president Vito Palo said. He called for institutional consultation to develop shared rules that provide stability, economic sustainability and protections across the supply chain.
Operators and other industry participants may be consulted as Italy develops its gambling framework.
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Emmanuele Cangianelli, president of EGP-Fipe, said at Enada 2026 in Rimini that Italy’s planned reorganisation of land-based gaming should support the legal market and strengthen efforts against illegal gambling. He cited a shift towards online play in 2025 and said bingo costs were unsustainable relative to expected changes; he called for consistent figures from the legislator before impact assessments.
CNI president Vito Palo submitted a dossier to an Italian parliamentary SME group. He cited location restrictions, concessionaires taking on management firms' roles and difficulties obtaining bank accounts or credit. CNI sought protection for smaller gaming-machine businesses ahead of the land-based sector's reorganisation.
Vito Palo, president of the Confederazione Noleggiatori Italiani (CNI), addressed a meeting of the Italian parliamentary intergroup for small and medium-sized enterprises and submitted a dossier on the main difficulties facing companies that manage and distribute gaming machines. The intergroup is promoted by senator Mariastella Gelmini; senator Maurizio Gasparri and other political representatives also took part, according to the report. CNI asked for political action to protect small and medium-sized businesses in the public gaming supply chain, including ahead of the reorganisation of the land-based sector.
The Italian association CNI appealed to institutions to hear small businesses in the amusement-machine sector, according to its note. CNI proposed a 69% payout and 20% PREU for AWP machines, saying this would leave 11% for the supply chain before specified deductions.
The Italian association CNI, which represents amusement-machine rental companies, appealed to institutions to hear the voice of Italian small and medium-sized businesses. According to a note from the association, CNI proposes raising the payout of the machines to 69%.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella authorised the 2027 budget bill’s submission to parliament, and the Chamber of Deputies was due to begin examining it on 2 November, according to the report. The draft includes measures affecting AWP and VLT taxes, slot-machine rules, concession extensions and LAN venues; EGP-FIPE estimated the tax increase could make at least 20% of specialist venues uneconomic. Hearings were tentatively scheduled for 5–12 November, with amendments potentially due by 17 November.
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has authorised the submission to parliament of the 2027 budget bill, which was already sent to the Chamber of Deputies and was due to begin its parliamentary examination there on Monday 2 November. The bill runs to 157 articles and includes measures on the tax on AWP and VLT machines, changes to the playing characteristics of slots, paid extensions of concessions and new rules for LAN venues and video games without cash winnings.
Twenty-five Brazilian industry associations proposed a 15% CIDE-Bets contribution on each online wager, according to a manifesto released by the groups. They said the measure aims to discourage online betting; the proposal cited annual market activity above R$70bn.