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Family associations present gambling reform proposals to Italian parliament speaker

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The Forum Nazionale delle Associazioni Familiari met Italian Chamber of Deputies president Lorenzo Fontana and presented proposals on gambling policy, the Forum said. The document, signed by 60 third-sector associations, calls for a national framework law, a reduction in gambling availability and stronger advertising restrictions. It also seeks to retain regional and local measures, including limits on machine operating hours and distances from sensitive locations.

The proposals could affect gambling supply, advertising and local operating restrictions if adopted into policy.

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Tolosa Paz proposes directing ARS5.33bn to problem-gambling prevention

Argentine deputy Victoria Tolosa Paz proposed allocating about 5.33bn pesos from online gambling tax revenue to the IACOP programme, with 25% for minors. She said the tax had raised 106bn pesos from January to August 2026 and called for the Senate to advance a bill on online gambling and problem-gambling prevention.

Argentine national deputy Victoria Tolosa Paz, who chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on addiction prevention and narcotrafficking control, proposed that funds from the online gambling tax go to preventing problem gambling. She made the proposal after an informational meeting on 4 November between that committee and the committee on families, children and youth, which dealt with problem gambling, especially among minors.

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