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Italy's 2027 budget plan proposes higher gaming levies and play costs

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Italy's 2027 budget plan includes higher PREU rates for slot machines and VLTs, alongside a proposed increase in the maximum AWP stake from €1 to €2 and the top prize from €100 to €200. A media account estimates the PREU and play-cost measures would raise more than €1.1bn over the next three years; the measures require implementing provisions.

Italy's 2027 budget plan reportedly proposes higher gambling levies and an increase in the maximum stake and prize for AWP machines.

The PREU levy would rise from 24% to 25% for slots and from 8.6% to 9.6% for VLTs. The maximum AWP stake would increase from €1 to €2, while the maximum prize would rise from €100 to €200.

A news analysis estimated that the PREU and play-cost changes would raise more than €1.1bn over the next three years. The gambling chapter of the plan includes measures that require implementing provisions.

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