Italy’s 2025 state accounts bill, presented by Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, reported €29.372bn in assessed public gambling revenues, down 1.6% from 2024. Cash receipts totalled €29.031bn, a 2.8% year-on-year fall, according to the figures in the bill published by the Chamber of Deputies.
The figures give investors and operators a measure of Italy’s public gambling revenue and its year-on-year decline.
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Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance set stronger tax controls and revenue recovery in the gaming sector as priorities for 2027 in a policy directive signed by minister Giancarlo Giorgetti. The directive also calls for implementation and monitoring of tax reform, alongside measures to improve compliance and combat evasion.
AGCOM approved an addition to its gambling communication guidelines. MP Stefano Vaccari welcomed the clarification on advertising and responsible gambling but called for further ministerial action.
It was reported that MEF’s report on 2025 spending and administrative efficiency reached the Chamber of Deputies. It identifies safer public gambling provision, action against illegal offerings and player protection among ADM’s objectives.
Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said he had asked Agcom and the Guardia di Finanza to examine the application of the sports betting advertising ban. The request concerns whether sports information and results portals bearing betting-company brands amount to indirect promotion; it is an inquiry, not a new measure. Fratelli d’Italia is reportedly opposed to tighter restrictions on related sponsorships.
Economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti reportedly requested a review of betting-advertising ban enforcement. The review would examine application of Article 9 of the Dignity Decree as football sought looser sponsorship rules.