Italian MP Stefano Vaccari said the government had not released complete data on the legal gambling sector required under Law 41/2024. He said he and other members of the Finance Committee had submitted another parliamentary question, but received what he described as a delaying response.
The missing data limits Parliament’s ability to assess the sector’s impact, according to Vaccari.
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Italian Democratic Party deputy Stefano Vaccari said the government had not completed the planned reorganisation of land-based gambling, leaving issues including venue distribution and distances from sensitive locations unresolved. He also cited the Customs and Monopolies Agency’s objection to the Serie A “True Data” campaign and its intention to seek its interruption.
Italian Democratic Party deputy Stefano Vaccari said the government had failed to complete its planned reform of land-based gambling before the parliamentary delegation expired. He said national rules for the physical gambling network, venue distribution and distances from sensitive locations remained unresolved, and referred to the Customs and Monopolies Agency’s objection to the Serie A “True Data” campaign.
AGCOM approved an addition to its gambling communication guidelines. MP Stefano Vaccari welcomed the clarification on advertising and responsible gambling but called for further ministerial action.
The Forum Nazionale delle Associazioni Familiari presented proposals on gambling prevention and family protection at a parliamentary intergroup meeting in Italy, according to the report. Its proposals include restoring a national gambling observatory and a dedicated prevention and treatment fund; the Forum said it would continue discussions with parliament and institutions.
Democratic Party deputies Stefano Vaccari and Virginio Merola said Italy's planned national reorganisation of land-based gambling may be postponed by a year. They argued that approved differentiated-autonomy agreements with Veneto, Lombardy, Liguria and Piedmont, which include public gambling among the requested areas, could make national rules harder to establish.