Italy’s 2027 budget dossier published at the Chamber of Deputies projects €6.258bn in tax revenue from the gaming sector, €349m above the existing-law baseline. It says the Guardia di Finanza will oversee tax and anti-money-laundering compliance in public gaming.
The projected revenue and planned compliance oversight affect the fiscal and enforcement framework for Italy’s gaming sector.
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Conflavoro PMI presented a proposal at parliamentary hearings on Italy’s 2027 budget to exempt some retained profits from taxable income. Its “Utile Zero” plan would apply when profits are reinvested within two tax periods, with relief capped at 200,000 euros, 500,000 euros or 1 million euros according to revenue; the proposal identifies an increase in tax on online skill games as part of its funding.
Conflavoro PMI proposed tax relief for reinvested profits at parliamentary hearings on Italy’s 2027 budget, with a higher tax on online skill games among the proposed sources of funding.
Italy’s 2027 budget proposal would raise PREU rates for traditional AWP machines to 25% and VLTs to 9.6%, while setting a 20% rate for updated AWP machines, the source says. An Italian gambling-industry commentary argues instead for taxing the difference between stakes and winnings, proposing rates of 66.67% for AWP and 56.47% for VLT machines.
Italy’s proposed 2027 budget would raise taxes on traditional AWP machines and VLTs, while an opinion column on an Italian gambling industry site argued for changing the tax base instead. The proposal would raise PREU to 25% for traditional AWPs and from 8.6% to 9.6% for VLTs, with no offsetting relief for VLTs.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes changes to gaming-machine rules, as outlined in a dossier published by the Chamber of Deputies’ and Senate’s research services. The bill would set the AWP tax rate at 25% and the VLT rate at 9.60%; AWP machines with payouts of at least 70% could qualify for a 20% rate, subject to voluntary participation and technical approval.
Italy’s proposed 2027 budget would raise taxes on AWP and VLT gaming machines by one percentage point, according to a dossier from the research services of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. The proposed rates are 25% of stakes for AWPs and 9.60% for VLTs.
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.
Italy's Council of Ministers approved the 2027 budget bill on 28 October, with the gambling sector called on to contribute significantly to the higher revenue the package targets. From 1 January, the single tax (PREU) on AWP machines would rise from 24% to 25%, and the rate on videolottery machines from 8.6% to 9.6%. At the same time, the maximum AWP stake would double from €1 to €2, and the maximum prize from €100 to €200. The bill would also extend land-based gaming concessions expiring in December through 2029.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill reportedly proposes changes to land-based gambling. The measures would raise gaming-machine taxes, increase slot-machine betting limits and extend some land-based concessions until 2029, while leaving online gambling taxes unchanged.