Italy reports €3.5bn in apparatus tax revenue for first nine months of 2026
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In brief
- Italy's Treasury summary shows about €3.5bn in gaming machine tax for January to September 2026.
- The figure is 7.9% below the more than €3.8bn recorded a year earlier.
- Taxes and duties on gaming activities totalled €4.5bn.
Between January and September 2026, the state levy on gaming machines was roughly €3.5bn. Compared with the same period of 2025, when it topped €3.8bn, that is a fall of 7.9%. These numbers come from the Treasury's summary account for the first nine months of 2026.
A total of €4.5bn came from taxes and duties on gaming activities. Proceeds from gaming activities were €305.4m. Of that, €485.6m derives from the 40% share of the single tax on skill games and pool betting. A further €59m comes from the fixed state duty on pool betting.
Under non-tax revenue, the Ministry of Economy and Finance listed €362.7m collected from concession fees for running the telematic network for amusement and entertainment machines and national totalizator numeric games. It also listed more than €1.4m from payments made by machine concessionaires. Bingo generated €125.5m.
A 6% withholding tax on Lotto winnings produced another €409.1m. Lotto proceeds, recorded under other non-tax revenue, were €872.5m. National instant lotteries contributed €1.34bn.