Italian Democratic Party MP Stefano Vaccari said the physical gambling reform text agreed with regions and municipalities had been at Palazzo Chigi for more than two months. He disputed the claim that opposition motions were delaying the reform, arguing that disagreements within the governing majority were responsible.
The stalled reform leaves Italy’s proposed land-based gambling framework unresolved.
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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.
Democratic Party MP Stefano Vaccari said the government’s decision to address online gambling separately from land-based gambling was a mistake that could postpone Italy’s wider reform. He said the 2025 gambling sector generated €11.4bn in state revenue, including more than €5bn from land-based gambling, and argued both sectors should be covered together.
Italian Democratic Party deputy Stefano Vaccari called for decisions on the planned reorganisation of land-based gambling, saying the delegated authority’s deadline was approaching. He said a further extension would prolong uncertainty and cited state accounts showing lower revenue from public gambling; he also set out priorities including reducing gambling supply and strengthening controls.
Italian Democratic Party MP Stefano Vaccari said a possible extension of the deadline for land-based gambling reform would prolong uncertainty. He called for decisions on the reform and cited the 2025 State General Account, which he said showed a fall in public gambling revenue; he also argued that further delay could affect businesses and investment.
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.