Italy’s finance ministry reported €7.923bn in total gaming-related tax revenue for January to December 2025, up €146m or 1.9% from the previous year. Indirect tax revenue from lotteries and other gaming activities was €6.624bn, down €49m or 0.7%.
The breakdown shows that total gaming tax receipts rose in 2025 while indirect receipts from gaming activities fell.
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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.
Italy’s economy and finance minister signed a policy directive setting fiscal objectives for 2026–28, including stronger action against tax evasion and fraud in gambling and illegal betting. The directive also prioritises tackling illegal gambling, protecting vulnerable people and enforcing the ban on underage gambling.
Brazil's Finance Ministry is investigating 14 betting and online gaming companies over suspected revenue-reporting irregularities, the report said. Blaze may have underpaid up to R$96.1 million in taxes and required transfers, an estimate that is not an established debt; the company said it follows applicable rules and will provide information to authorities. The SPA confirmed that sector inspections are continuing.
Lithuania's Finance Ministry declined to send a Farmers and Greens Union proposal to raise gambling and lottery taxes to the Seimas. The proposal would have increased the gambling duty from 22% to 30% and the lottery tax from 18% to 25%; Deputy Januš Kizenevič said operators already faced costs from regulatory changes. The ministry instead proposed keeping the lottery tax at 18% while changing how its proceeds are allocated.
The finance ministry said an existing betting restriction already covered five million taxpayer IDs. Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro included a ban involving Bolsa Família and BPC welfare funds in his programme despite the measure already being in force.