A dossier on a draft legislative decree outlines provisions for entertainment taxes in Italy, including automated checks by the Customs and Monopolies Agency on payments relating to lawful gaming machines. Amounts found due would be entered directly for collection, according to the dossier.
The proposed procedures could affect tax compliance for operators of lawful gaming machines.
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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) reported that gaming machines accounted for 50.31% of public gambling tax revenue in 2024, according to its Libro Blu. Numerical games and lotteries contributed 33.56%, while betting accounted for 7.13%; sports betting made up 97.02% of betting-sector revenue.
It was reported that SPA told a congressional hearing it had blocked over 60,000 non-compliant websites through automated processes. Officials also outlined measures to freeze illegal operators’ funds and enable consumer reimbursement.
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) says its certification process checks the technical and operational characteristics of each machine used for gaming. The checks cover safety, reliability, compliance with technical specifications and the ability of HGC information systems to monitor and supervise the machines.
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration states that licensed distributors’ bingo sales to qualifying organisations attract a tax of 3/10¢ per face. The department lists annual registration fees of $2,500.00 for manufacturers and distributors and $100.00 for authorised organisations’ bingo/raffle permits.
Arkansas levies a bingo tax that licensed distributors collect when they sell to qualifying organisations, according to the Department of Finance and Administration. To fall within the rules, a group must have operated continuously in the state for at least five years. Each bingo face sold carries a tax of 3/10¢, the department says.
Spain’s Ministry of Finance set 2027 tax modules for amusement machines in bars and other hospitality businesses through Order HAC/1161/2026, published on 5 November 2026. The order keeps the stated income-tax amounts per machine at 2026 levels and took effect the day after publication; businesses can opt out of the modules system for 2027 by 31 December 2026.
The Official State Gazette carried Order HAC/1161/2026 on Thursday 5 November; the order is dated 4 November and sets the personal income tax and simplified VAT modules for the coming year. Compared with 2026, the per-machine amounts for type A and type B are repeated exactly.