Italy’s Council of State suspended its opinion on a draft economy ministry regulation for physical and online instant lotteries. It said the regulatory impact assessment lacked quantitative analysis, and asked the ministry to revise it and clarify proposed payout rules, ticket warnings and prize procedures before a final opinion.
The draft rules remain under review, leaving lottery operators without a final regulatory framework.
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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) issued rules for adding digital play experiences to physical Gratta e Vinci tickets, according to the report. Tickets must be bought at authorised retailers, and each lottery may offer two to six digital representations lasting at least eight seconds. The rules allow five days for ADM to raise objections to notified game mechanics.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) issued rules on 23 April 2026 for designing and approving online instant lottery interfaces. Concessionaires must notify ADM of their chosen interfaces, which are deemed approved after five days unless the agency raises objections; a play must last at least five seconds. The rules take effect 15 days after publication on ADM’s website.
The European Commission is examining a complaint alleging that Italy failed to notify it of a decree establishing rules for instant lotteries, including remote participation. The complaint argues that the decree contained technical rules requiring advance notification under EU law; the Commission will assess whether the directive applies and inform the complainant of its findings and any measures.
The Montana Lottery suspended Montana Millionaire ticket sales on 1 November after 2,010 of 12,919 tickets sold were instant winners, lottery director Bob Brown said. The lottery said it would honour $608,600 in prizes and replenish the prize pool, with Bally’s Intralot absorbing the additional cost; officials had not announced a reopening date by 3 November.
Lottopar reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes from January to September 2026, exceeding the total for 2025. It said cumulative prizes since operations began in 2024 surpassed R$610m, while authorised concessionaires must follow financial controls, anti-money-laundering measures and responsible-gambling policies.
Lottopar, the lottery of the state of Paraná, reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes between January and September 2026, according to figures the entity released. That exceeds the R$208.1m paid out in the whole of 2025.