GNet is preparing to pursue upcoming tenders for AWP and land-based gaming in Italy, the company said after a shareholders’ meeting. The group, formed about a year ago by amusement-machine operators, said it is establishing partnerships, beginning with the online sector.
GNet’s plans could position its member operators to compete for upcoming Italian land-based gaming tenders.
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Pasquale Chiacchio, president of AGSI, called for immediate bridge measures for amusement machines, horse racing and sports betting to keep retail outlets open until new tenders. He said the land-based network is losing ground to online, which offers round-the-clock play and broader products. Chiacchio also urged new products to restore retail competitiveness.
Pasquale Chiacchio, president of AGSI, called for immediate bridge measures for amusement machines, horse racing and sports betting so that retail outlets can keep operating until new tenders are held, according to an interview. Chiacchio said the land-based network is losing ground to online gambling, which offers round-the-clock play and a broader product range.
Amusnet will attend SiGMA World 2026 in Rome as a platinum sponsor, the company said, presenting online casino, live casino and land-based products at a two-storey stand of more than 600 square metres. The event runs at Fiera Roma from 2 to 5 November. Amusnet will also mark its 10th anniversary in the Italian market with an exclusive scarf collection.
ADM Games Director Mario Lollobrigida said at the Forum Acadi in Rome that the next Italian government should revive the land-based gaming reform after the legislative delegation expired. He said extensions were necessary, cited declining AWP performance and a broader negative trend in gaming machines, and said ADM would propose higher machine payouts alongside a lower PREU tax rate.
Mario Lollobrigida, the Games director at Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency, called at the Forum Acadi 2026 in Rome for work to resume on reforming land-based gambling. He said local limits on locations and opening hours complicate future concession tenders, and that pressure on physical gaming could shift demand to other segments, including online gambling.
Quirino Mancini, co-founder and executive committee member of IMGL, said at SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon that Italy's land-based gaming reorganisation remains dependent on a political decision. He said central authorities could set common criteria while regions implement them, but that the framework remains unfinished.