Italian lawmaker says majority divisions have stalled land-based gambling reform
Italian Democratic Party lawmaker Stefano Vaccari said divisions within the governing majority had stalled the proposed reorganisation of land-based gambling. He said a draft agreed with regions and municipalities had been at Palazzo Chigi for more than two months, and disputed the claim that opposition motions caused the delay. Vaccari cited a 2025 difference of €22bn between gambling turnover and spending, a figure he attributed to the customs and monopolies agency’s director.
The proposed reform's delay leaves operators and regulators without the updated land-based gambling framework described by Vaccari.