Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed a single deferred-draw national lottery for 2026 in a decree published in the Official Gazette on 19 June. The lottery will later be formally announced by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and linked to nationally broadcast radio and television programmes, the decree says.
Lottery operators can use the decree to prepare for the later formal announcement and associated broadcasts.
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Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee was due to set the schedule for examining the 2027 budget bill on 4 November, according to reports. The proposed timetable included hearings around 9–12 November and an amendments deadline expected on 17 or 18 November, subject to formal approval. The bill includes fiscal and regulatory measures affecting public gaming.
The parliamentary process for the 2027 budget law is now getting under way in the Chamber of Deputies. A bureau meeting of the Budget Committee was planned for Wednesday 4 November, with the task of fixing the calendar of sittings and organising the first stages of the examination. Giuseppe Mangialavori, of Forza Italia, presides over that committee. The Council of Ministers approved the bill on 28 October and it was then passed to Montecitorio, and because the two houses alternate, the Chamber examines it first this year.
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 Council of Ministers is expected to consider the 2027 budget bill around 28 October, after a delay of several days, according to the report. The government is waiting for discussions with the European Union on greater fiscal flexibility; the proposed budget is valued at about €23.5bn and includes funding from the gaming sector.
Reportedly, Italy’s 2027 draft budget plan includes gaming measures among the revenue sources. The document assigns them 0.03% of GDP in 2027 and 2028, and 0.02% in 2029, without specifying the measures or market segments involved. The detailed provisions are expected in the budget bill.
Italy's 2027 draft budget plan, the Documento programmatico di bilancio (DPB) 2027, lists gaming measures among the sources of financing for the 2027 budget, according to the document as seen by Jamma. The plan was approved by the Council of Ministers and presented by Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti. The document states that measures on the financial sector and on gaming contribute to financing the budget, and gives the gaming measures a separate line in its table of estimated impacts.
Reportedly, Italy’s government is considering asking the gaming sector to contribute about one billion euros towards the 2027 budget. Options under review include changes to online gaming taxes, a revised levy on winnings and paid concession extensions; no final decisions have been made.
Italy's government is considering seeking about €1bn from the gaming sector to help cover the 2027 budget law, according to a report. The options under review include changes to the taxation of online gaming, a revision of the levy on winnings and the use of paid extensions of concessions. No final decisions have been taken, and the report said the legislative instruments and the methods by which the government intends to raise the additional revenue have yet to be identified.