Italian officials face calls to lift gambling advertising and sponsorship ban

Regulation8 Apr 2026

Calls to repeal Italy’s gambling advertising and sponsorship ban have intensified after the national football team failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ordered an inquiry into football governance and funding, while a draft decree proposing to lift the sports sponsorship ban has made slow progress; former federation president Gabriele Gravina’s reform proposal is now in limbo following his resignation.

Any change to the ban could alter gambling operators’ sponsorship options in Italian sport.

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Italian MP Stefano Vaccari calls for Rai gambling-advertising reference to return

Italian MP Stefano Vaccari criticised the government’s removal of an explicit gambling-advertising prohibition reference from Rai’s 2023–2028 service contract. He said he would seek an explanation through a parliamentary question and ask the government to restore the reference; the source notes that the national statutory ban remains in place.

Italian officials face calls to lift gambling advertising and sponsorship ban

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