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Italian government says higher gambling revenue reflects legal-market growth

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Italy’s undersecretary Lucia Albano told the Chamber of Deputies’ Finance Committee on 15 July 2026 that higher gambling tax receipts reflected the legal market’s ordinary performance, not a policy to expand consumption. She said excessively reducing legal gambling supply without proportionate measures could push players towards illegal operators. MP Enrica Alifano questioned the government’s commitment to reduce reliance on gambling revenue and called the response insufficient.

The exchange puts the government’s approach to gambling revenue and legal-market supply under parliamentary scrutiny.

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IIDEA opposes proposed Italian LAN-room rules in 2027 budget bill

IIDEA opposed Article 25 of Italy’s 2027 budget bill, which would introduce authorisation, oversight and tax rules for LAN rooms, and called for the provision to be removed. The association said the government’s projections of 200 venues in 2027 and 2,300 in 2028 were far above its estimate of about 70 currently operating venues.

IIDEA, the association representing Italy's video-game industry, has come out against Article 25 of the 2027 budget bill, which would introduce authorisation, oversight and taxation for LAN rooms. It wants the provision removed in full.

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