Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance recorded more than €4.28bn in state revenue from taxes and duties on gambling for January-August 2025. The Treasury account attributed €3.4bn to levies on gaming machines, alongside revenue from lotteries, betting, bingo and other gambling taxes.
The figures show the scale and sources of gambling-related revenue entering Italy’s state budget.
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Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported total tax revenue related to gambling of €5.452bn for the first nine months of 2026, down €334m, or 5.8%, year on year. Indirect tax revenue from lotteries and other gambling activities was €4.529bn, down 7.7%; revenue from gaming machines fell 7% to €3.633bn, while other gambling revenue rose 2% to €306m.
Gambling-related revenue across the first nine months of 2026 reached €5.452bn, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The total was down €334m, a 5.8% fall compared with the same period a year earlier. The figures appear in the ministry's tax revenue report, which was published on the day of writing.
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 Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €2.524bn in total gaming-related tax revenue for January-April 2026, down €213m or 7.8% year on year. Indirect tax revenue from gaming activities was €2.113bn, a fall of €247m or 10.5%.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €1.049bn in state tax revenue from lotteries and other gaming activities in January and February 2026. The total was €216m, or 17.1%, below the same period a year earlier, according to the ministry's revenue report.
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.