Italy’s government has extended retail gambling concessions to 31 December 2029, reportedly. Betting concessionaires will pay annual fees of €14,250 per main sales-point right and €8,550 per accessory sales-point right; the measure also extends bingo concessions due to expire in 2026.
The extension sets concessionaires’ operating horizon and new fees across betting and bingo.
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ADM met SAPAR and other gambling associations in Italy on 30 October to discuss proposals for improving VLT management. SAPAR president Sergio D’Angelo said the proposals address technical features and adapting machines to energy rules and document digitalisation; ADM will assess them before a further meeting, also in view of new concessions.
Italy's ADM met gambling trade associations at its headquarters on 30 October 2026 to examine proposals for managing VLT machines more efficiently, according to the associations. The meeting was attended by Elisabetta Poso, head of the agency's entertainment equipment office, and by representatives of Sapar, Acadi, Acmi, Agic and As.Tro. ADM will assess the proposals, and a second meeting is planned.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) requires licensed online gambling operators to provide account deposit limits and self-exclusion tools, according to the article. Players must set a deposit limit when opening an account; lowering it takes effect immediately, while increases are delayed. Indefinite self-exclusion can be revoked only after at least six months and applies across ADM-licensed operators.
Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) requires every operator holding an ADM concession to make self-limitation tools available to registered players inside the gaming account, according to an article on the rules. The tools are set by regulation and are the same across all authorised sites, which can be identified by the agency's logo and the concession number shown at the foot of the page.
Operators covered by Italy’s paid extension for physical-network gambling collection had a 30 October deadline to pay the second instalment, reportedly. The requirement applied to concessionaires, physical-network collection holders and holders of regularised collection points under ADM’s directive of 3 January 2025.
The deadline for payment of the second instalment under Italy's paid extension for physical-network gambling collection fell on 30 October, according to a report. The requirement applied to concessionaires, holders of physical-network collection and holders of regularised collection points enabled for physical-network collection.
AGSI president Pasquale Chiacchio opposed a reported proposal to raise Italy’s PREU on AWP machines by one percentage point in the 2027 budget. He said the segment had contracted by about 5% annually for five or six years and called for a five-year extension of concessions with transitional rules; the tax increase remains an indication, not an enacted measure.
Pasquale Chiacchio, president of AGSI, the Italian association of betting operators, has opposed a reported proposal to raise the prelievo erariale unico (PREU) on cash-win amusement machines (AWP) by one percentage point in the 2027 budget, according to remarks reported on 30 October 2026. The tax increase remains an indication in budget reports and has not been enacted, the report said.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes a regulatory framework for LAN venues and devices offering online digital games without cash prizes. The proposal includes biennial ADM authorisations, with stated fees of €200 per device, €1,000 per venue, €2,000 per game and €10,000 per online platform.
Italy's 2027 budget bill proposes a regulatory framework for LAN venues and for devices that provide access to digital skill and entertainment games with no cash prizes through online platforms. The measure, set out in Article 25 of the bill, would create a new device category under Article 110, paragraph 7, of the TULPS public security law, with two-year authorisations issued by the ADM, technical and organisational requirements for venues and a tax system based on flat-rate annual taxable amounts. The bill also contains provisions on tournaments, access for minors and the continuation of existing activities.