At the 2026 Forum Acadi in Rome, EGP-FIPE president Emmanuele Cangianelli called for clear, stable rules for gaming halls and bingo concessions. He said extensions, unpublished tenders and local restrictions leave operators without certainty and hinder investment in player-protection technology.
Operators’ investment plans depend on the longer-term concessions and clear standards Cangianelli says are needed.
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EGP-FIPE said online gambling in Lombardy generated €13.8bn in turnover in 2025, exceeding the €12.2bn recorded by physical outlets for the first time. Its figures show online gambling grew 207% across Italy from 2019 to 2025, while spending on gaming machines fell 23.6%; the group called for prevention policies to reflect the shift to digital play.
Italy's regulated gambling sector is trapped in a regulatory deadlock that risks expanding unregulated activity, trade body EGP-FIPE told the Senate's Constitutional Affairs Committee. The association criticised local restrictions on land-based operators, calling them largely ineffective for reducing problem gambling. It said the legal market's development had been stalled by repeated extensions of national concessions combined with municipal and regional rules.
EGP-Confcommercio president Emmanuele Cangianelli said gaming halls in Italy could not introduce new technologies without concession rules governing their use. Speaking at the 2026 Acadi Forum in Rome, he cited biometric age checks and payment technologies as possible applications, and said the absence of new Bingo concession tenders was among the issues affecting the sector.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.
Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.
Researchers from four Irish universities have proposed tighter gambling controls in Ireland, including restrictions on low-cost scratchcards, according to the study. It suggests minimum gambling spend thresholds of €5, €10 or €15 and measures such as stricter advertising rules, health warnings and higher taxes. Lead author Dr Frank Houghton of the Technological University of the Shannon said policymakers could draw on tobacco-control measures.
Researchers from four Irish universities are calling for tighter gambling controls, with low-cost scratchcards among the targets. They suggest setting the lowest permitted gambling spend at €5, €10 or €15, aiming to curb impulsive play and gambling by under-age people.