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Italy’s Court of Audit questions gambling revenue assumptions in 2027 budget bill

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Italy’s Court of Audit questioned revenue assumptions and concession extensions in the 2027-2029 budget bill during a parliamentary hearing on 9 November. It said gambling measures project about €2.5bn in additional revenue over three years, including €881m in 2027, and argued that estimated slot-machine receipts rely heavily on a projected 30% increase in AWP turnover under new settings.

The court’s scrutiny concerns proposed gaming taxes, concession extensions and the budget’s projected public revenue.

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Spain’s Court of Audit seeks further details on €3.539bn in unclaimed prizes

Spain’s Court of Audit said Loterías y Apuestas del Estado had not adequately answered a parliamentary request for information on €3.539bn in unclaimed prizes. The company questioned the calculation and said expired prizes return to the Treasury; the court also identified incomplete or missing documentation in 519 prize-payment files from 2023 to 2025, involving €14.79m.

Spain's Court of Audit has said that Loterías y Apuestas del Estado has not satisfactorily answered a parliamentary request for information about €3.539bn in undistributed prizes. The request was approved by the Joint Commission for Relations with the Court of Audit on 18 May 2025 and published in the BOE on 15 July that year. In its latest follow-up report on recommendations to the state company, approved on 29 October with information updated to July, the court said Loterías had not provided the required response.

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