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Italy considers €1bn gambling-sector contribution in 2027 budget

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Italy’s government is considering measures to raise about €1bn from the gambling sector for the 2027 budget, according to media reports. Options under consideration include changes to online gambling or winnings taxation, paid extensions of concessions, and a tender for the Gratta e Vinci lottery; no measure is presented as final.

Operators and concessionaires face potential changes to taxation, concession terms or lottery procurement if proposals advance.

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Italian opposition parties criticise 2027 budget measures for gambling sector

Angelo Bonelli of Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra and Mario Turco of the Five Star Movement criticised the Meloni government’s proposed 2027 budget measures for gambling. Bonelli said the draft would reduce slot-machine concessionaires’ outstanding debt by up to 20%, waive accrued interest and extend several concessions to 2029 without tenders; Turco described the debt measure as a disguised amnesty.

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