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Italian MP Cavandoli backs separate online and land-based gaming reforms

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At a parliamentary conference on 24 February 2026, Italian MP Laura Cavandoli defended the government’s separate legislative routes for online and physical gaming reform. She said online rules were urgent to address illegal activity and money laundering, while the physical-gaming decree should balance player protection, operators’ interests, tax revenue and enforcement; the text is due to go before the Finance Commission for scrutiny.

The planned Finance Commission review could shape the conditions in Italy’s forthcoming physical-gaming reform.

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Bull Gaming CEO warns Italy's proposed PREU rise threatens land-based gaming

Bull Gaming CEO Francesco Gatti said at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome on 3 November 2026 that proposed 2027 budget measures would raise PREU by one percentage point on AWP and VLT machines. He argued the increase could harm a sector already facing higher tax pressure, while describing possible new AWP technology with a payout of up to 70% as an opportunity for renewal.

Francesco Gatti, chief executive of Bull Gaming, said at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome on 3 November 2026 that land-based gaming matters for employment and local economies as well as for tax revenue. He was referring to measures in the 2027 budget law that provide for a one percentage point rise in the single tax on gaming (PREU) on AWP and VLT machines.

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