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Italy’s 2027 budget report projects €30.5m from extra lottery draws

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In brief

  • Italy's 2027 budget technical report projects €30.5m in 2027 from a fifth weekly Lotto and SuperEnalotto draw.
  • Revenue from the extra draw is estimated at €43.1m a year from 2028.
  • Concessionaires ending 2015 slot-levy litigation could see up to 20% cut from amounts owed.
  • Receipts would total €71.6m if all eligible concessionaires joined, against €89.47m unpaid.

Italy's government estimates that a fifth weekly Wednesday draw for Lotto and SuperEnalotto would produce €30.5m in additional state revenue in 2027 and €43.1m a year from 2028, according to the technical report on the 2027 budget. The report puts the 2027 figure at €15.7m from Lotto and €14.8m from SuperEnalotto.

The report, prepared by the economy and finance ministry (MEF), assumes that spreading players' spending over five weekly draws instead of four would raise total collections by 5% compared with 2025.

On the 2015 slot-sector levy, the report says the Council of State has held in its rulings that the concessionaires' obligation is of a special character, so that they must pay the Treasury the reduction in the annual fee owed to licensed operators, while retaining the right to recover amounts proportionally from other operators in the chain.

The report describes collection of the €89.47m still unpaid as problematic. It cites the concessionaires' obligation to pay shares owed by chain operators that have not yet paid, uncertain recovery through recourse given the time elapsed, and changes and closures affecting many operators in a market that has contracted.

Under the proposed rule, concessionaires that give up continuing litigation and do not bring new cases could obtain a reduction of the amount still owed, scaled to how far they have met their payment obligation, and an exemption from interest. The remaining amount owed by each concessionaire would be cut by at most 20%, and total receipts would be €71.6m if all eligible concessionaires took part, the report says.

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