Italy's 2027 budget bill would change taxes on AWP and VLT machines from 1 January 2027, according to the reported bill text. It sets PREU at 25% for AWP and 9.60% for VLT, with a 20% rate for AWP programmed for payouts of at least 70%; the bill also extends several land-based gaming concessions to 31 December 2029.
Italy's 2027 budget bill would set the tax on AWP machines at 25% of amounts staked and the tax on VLT machines at 9.60% from 1 January 2027, according to the reported bill text. The new rates would replace those set by law 160/2019, which stand at 24% and 8.60% respectively. AWP machines programmed to return at least 70% in winnings would be subject to a 20% rate, five percentage points below the ordinary rate. The bill links that measure to a transition towards machines allowing play only from a remote environment, without setting a deadline for their replacement. The stated aims include safeguarding tax revenue and the value of concessions, countering illegal gambling and protecting competition between concessionaires. The same article would double the maximum cost of a single AWP game from €1 to €2 and the maximum permitted win from €100 to €200.