Italy’s 2027 budget bill projects €952m in new gaming-sector revenue
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In brief
- Italy's 2027 Budget Law has Quirinal clearance and is expected at the Chamber of Deputies the next day.
- The government's technical report puts new gaming revenue at €861m within a €26bn budget.
- The source headline cites €952m instead.
- Committee hearings are due to start on 5 November; amendments are allowed until 17 November.
Italy's 2027 Budget Law has received clearance from the Quirinal and, according to parliamentary sources, is expected to reach the Chamber of Deputies the next day for examination to begin.
According to the government's technical report accompanying the budget bill, new revenue from the gaming sector will reach €861m, within a total of €26bn for the 2027 budget. The headline of the source article gives a different figure, citing €952m in new revenue from the gaming sector.
Slots and VLTs remain the largest contributors in the sector, with €334m more expected from a one-percentage-point rise in the rate in both segments. The bill provides for a three-year extension of licences for several concessions.
Betting is expected to bring in €114.5m a year, with agencies paying a fee of €14,250 a year and corners €8,550. For slot and VLT machines, the fee would be €150 for each slot authorisation and €7,500 for each VLT right. The report puts the total of these two extensions at €281m in 2027. Additional revenue from Bingo next year is put at €26.1m.
For scratch cards, the technical report provides for the concession to be extended from 30 September 2028 to 31 December 2029, with the concessionaire paying €188m in concession charges in two equal instalments due on 31 March and 30 September 2027. The total of the four extensions comes to €495m for 2027.
For 2027, adding a fifth Wednesday draw to Lotto and SuperEnalotto should generate €30.5m in additional tax revenue, split between €15.7m for Lotto and €14.8m for SuperEnalotto. LAN rooms, where esports matches are hosted, are due to contribute €6m next year through the first stage of their regularisation. The report estimates €15m in new revenue from measures on amusement devices that pay no cash winnings, with at least "15mila" devices to be regularised.
The report also covers sums still owed from the extraordinary levy on the slot supply chain, introduced in 2015 under the Renzi government. Some €89.4m is outstanding, and the matter could be closed at €71.6m, a 20% discount, if operators all take up the offer.
Hearings before the Budget Committee at Montecitorio are due to begin on 5 November. The hearings will run until 12 November, and amendments can be proposed until 17 November.