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Italian budget bill sets out gambling measures as Finance Committee begins review

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Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee began examining the 2027 budget bill on 10 November, including provisions on gaming machines, e-games, taxes and gambling concessions. The bill proposes extending several concessions to 31 December 2029; the Democratic Party’s alternative report called for scrutiny of the measures’ public interest and social costs.

The proposals could change machine stakes, e-games authorisations and concession terms across Italy’s gambling market.

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Italian parliamentary committee begins scrutiny of EU Kids Act proposal

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies committee on European Union policies began examining the proposed EU Kids Act on 27 October, according to the report. The proposal includes safety-by-design requirements for online games and age-based app classification, while also calling for national strategies and an authority to oversee online video games. The committee postponed its review; the subsidiarity deadline is 23 November 2026.

Italy's Chamber of Deputies committee on European Union policies began examining the proposed EU Kids Act on 27 October, according to the report. The review concerns compliance with the principle of subsidiarity. The committee postponed its examination to a later sitting. The deadline for the subsidiarity check is 23 November 2026.

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