Italy’s 2027 budget bill raises slot taxes and doubles maximum stakes
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Endorphina said Italy’s Council of Ministers approved the 2027 budget bill on 28 October, proposing higher taxes on land-based gaming machines and doubled AWP stake and prize limits from 1 January. The company cited projected additional revenue of about €952 million in 2027 and said online gambling was excluded from the new measures.
Endorphina, a company that supplies slot games for the online market, commented on Italy's 2027 budget bill, describing as unusual the pairing of higher taxation on gaming machines with doubled maximum stake and win limits. Endorphina said the Council of Ministers approved the 2027 draft budget bill on 28 October.
According to the provisions cited in Endorphina's analysis, from 1 January the unified gaming tax (PREU) on AWP machines would rise from 24% to 25%. The same provisions would raise the PREU on videolottery machines from 8.6% to 9.6%. At the same time, the maximum stake on AWP machines would go from €1 to €2 and the maximum win from €100 to €200.
Endorphina also pointed to an extension to 2029 of land-based gaming concessions that expire in December. According to data cited by the company, the quantified measures are expected to produce about €952m in additional revenue in 2027. Endorphina said this exceeds the €700m announced a week earlier. Endorphina said the technical report accompanying the budget bill forecasts growth of about 30% in machine turnover as a result of the new stake limits.
Endorphina said online gambling was left out of the measures, with no new tax and no change to existing conditions. The company said it had completed coverage of all GBO Italia brands during the year. Endorphina described a budget law that leaves the online sector unchanged as positive news for it.
Endorphina also recalled concerns expressed by associations representing land-based gaming venues. The company also reported an alarm that one fifth of specialised gaming halls could become economically unsustainable as a result of the planned changes.