Italy’s finance ministry reported €701m in total gaming-related tax revenue for January 2026, down €336m or 32.4% year on year. Indirect tax revenue from lotteries and other gaming activities was €546m, a 39.7% decrease.
The figures give operators and investors a measure of the year-on-year change in gaming-related tax receipts.
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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.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance recorded €3.997bn in gambling tax receipts in the first eight months of 2026. Gaming machines contributed more than €3.23bn, according to the report on Treasury accounts updated to 31 August 2026.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has published its Treasury summary account updated to 31 August 2026, showing €3.997bn in receipts under the category of taxes and duties on gambling activities for the first eight months of the year, according to the document. Gaming machines accounted for more than €3.23bn of the total, the MEF said.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported more than €3.5bn in state receipts from gambling taxes and duties between January and July 2026. The ministry’s Treasury summary attributed more than €2.8bn to taxes on gaming machines, alongside receipts from betting, bingo, lotteries and other gambling-related sources.
Italy’s Treasury reported more than €2.1bn in state revenue from gambling taxes and duties in the first four months of 2026. The report attributes €1.68bn to levies on gaming machines, alongside receipts from betting taxes, lottery winnings, bingo and other gambling activities.