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.
The proposals would change tax and betting conditions for land-based operators while keeping online gambling taxes unchanged.
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Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes extending the instant lottery concession, covering physical and remote sales, to 31 December 2029. It sets a total payment of €188m to the state in 2027, split into two €94m instalments due by 31 March and 30 September.
Italy's 2027 budget bill proposes extending the concession for managing instant lotteries, including those played remotely, until 31 December 2029. The provision is set out in Article 28 of the bill, according to the draft law.
Italy’s 2027-2029 budget bill proposes a new category for gaming devices without cash prizes in dedicated venues, with biennial authorisations issued by the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM). The Italian Esports Association said proposed fees range from €200 per device to €10,000 per online platform, while operational rules, including those for esports tournaments, would follow in later ADM measures.
Article 25 of the draft budget law, presented to the Chamber as part of the Manovra, would add a new category of devices to article 110, comma 7, of the consolidated public security law (TULPS). The draft's new letter c-quater would cover devices without cash winnings, used in dedicated rooms for games of pure skill and digital entertainment, including through access to online platforms. Multiple stations would also fall under that definition.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes a new procedure for non-prize amusement machines, requiring owners to pay €1,000 per machine and submit a self-certification. The bill estimates €15 million in revenue; Eugenio Bernardi said the measure may not provide operators with legal certainty.
Article 24 introduces a procedure that provides for a payment of €1,000 per machine and a new self-certification, with estimated revenue of €15 million. Assuming 15,000 machines are involved, the government expects additional revenue of €15 million in 2027.
Italy’s 2027-2029 budget bill, submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, proposes changes to gaming machines and other gambling products, according to the explanatory report by Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti. The bill would raise maximum AWP stakes to €2 and prizes to €200, while increasing PREU rates to 25% for AWP and 9.6% for VLT; qualifying AWP would receive a five-percentage-point tax reduction.
Italy's 2027-2029 budget bill has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, together with an explanatory report by Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti. Chapter IV of the bill groups the provisions on gaming and smoking products.
Italy's draft 2027 budget proposes extending bingo concessions due to expire on 31 December 2026 until 31 December 2029. Monthly fees would range from €6,500 to €14,500 according to each concession's prior-year turnover; the technical report estimates €26.14m in 2027, including recalculation effects.
Italy's draft 2027 budget proposes extending bingo concessions that expire on 31 December 2026 until 31 December 2029, according to the draft text. Under the proposal, each concessionaire would pay a monthly fee based on the turnover produced by each concession in the year before the year for which the amount is due, payable monthly by the tenth day of the following month.