Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests adopted a decree recognising companies authorised to organise horse races in 2026. The measure was issued through the ministry’s horse-racing directorate; the available details do not name the recognised companies.
Recognition determines which companies are authorised to organise horse races in Italy during 2026.
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ADM official Antonio Giuliani called for a broader reform of Italy’s horse-racing sector during a discussion at the Italian Gaming Expo & Conference in Rome. He said fixed-odds horse-racing bets rose 5%, with activity in the first quarter of 2026 up 20% from the same period in 2025, but argued that betting growth alone would not resolve structural problems.
An Italian parliamentary commission’s annual report covering 1 December 2024 to 31 December 2025 includes work on illegal horse racing and associated betting. The commission held a conference in Cesena on 5 September 2025 to present findings and discuss protecting legal racing as a response to criminal activity.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) reported €303.7m in retail horse-racing betting stakes in 2025. Milan led the provinces with €40.2m, followed by Rome at €36.1m and Naples at €34.6m; total player spending exceeded €43.1m and payouts reached about €260.5m.
Spain’s DGOJ extended Betway Spain’s blackjack licence on 29 October 2026 and its roulette and fixed-odds horse racing licences on 6 November. The extensions are recorded in the regulator’s operator register; Betway Spain also holds licences for other gambling categories.
Betway Spain’s licences for blackjack, roulette and fixed-odds horse racing betting have been extended, according to the operator register of Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. The register dates the blackjack extension to 29 October 2026 and the roulette and horse racing betting extensions to 6 November 2026.
The Kansspelautoriteit has opened an application process for the Netherlands’ land-based horse-racing totalisator licence, reportedly. Interested providers can apply in early 2027; the licence held by ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland expires on 30 June 2027.