Italian MP Vaccari plans bill for gambling-prevention day and observatory
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Italian MP Stefano Vaccari said he plans to propose a national gambling-prevention day and an observatory on gambling disorder. Commenting on the 2027 budget, Vaccari cited a technical estimate of nearly four billion additional slot plays in 2029 and called for measures including school and local prevention initiatives and annual reporting to Parliament.
Italian MP Stefano Vaccari said he plans to submit a bill establishing a national gambling-prevention day and an observatory on gambling disorder.
The proposed annual day would include information initiatives in schools and communities, attention to minors and vulnerable people, and guidance on accessing help. The observatory would monitor gambling disorder, assess responses and regional differences, update guidance using scientific evidence and report annually to Parliament.
Vaccari, a secretary of the Chamber of Deputies' presidency, said the budget's technical assessment estimated nearly four billion additional slot plays in 2029. He criticised the expansion of gambling opportunities without adequate safeguards, stable funding for prevention and treatment, public data or independent monitoring, and the government's failure to address gambling advertising on football shirts.
Vaccari said he shared concerns raised by Caritas Italiana at a budget hearing, and called its concerns about minors' access to new gambling venues and linking initiatives with schools and local services well-founded. His proposal responds to an appeal from Caritas and organisations in the Mettiamoci in gioco campaign.