La Rioja’s government projects gambling-tax revenue of €13.24m in 2026, up from €10.73m in 2025, according to its budget documents as reported. The forecast represents a 23.43% increase, while the government plans no new gambling tax measures and estimates the fiscal cost of existing measures at zero euros.
The forecast gives operators a stated regional tax-revenue outlook without introducing new gambling tax measures.
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La Rioja’s government published its 2025 tax-control guidelines, which include checks on gambling operators’ tax returns and activity across casinos, bingo, gaming machines, raffles and betting. The plan also calls for scrutiny of prizes above €3,000, electronic gaming-machine meters and certain sports bets linked to traditional pelota festivals; a cooperation agreement with Spain’s Interior Ministry is planned for 2025.
The Government of Cantabria projects €15.45m in gaming-related tax revenue for 2027 in its draft regional budget. Recreational machines account for €12m, while electronic gaming is forecast to generate €2.2m; the estimates depend on collections during the year.
The Government of Cantabria expects to collect €15.45m in 2027 from gaming-related taxes. The figures come from items in Chapter 2, Indirect Taxes, of the draft regional budget.
Cantabria’s 2027 budget proposal, registered in Parliament on 30 October by Economy and Finance Minister Luis Ángel Agüeros, reportedly forecasts €15.45m in gambling tax revenue. The proposal projects €2.2m from online gambling, up 10%, while in-person gambling falls 7.2% to €13.25m; it also includes €30,000 for non-profit groups working to prevent problem gambling.
The draft general budget for 2027 was registered at the Parliament of Cantabria on 30 October by Economy and Finance Minister Luis Ángel Agüeros. That budget amounts to €4.136bn, an 8.36% rise over this year. Within the accounts, electronic gambling rises from €2m to €2.2m, 10% more.
It was reported that La Rioja increased gambling tax oversight and monitoring of illegal gambling. The measures form part of its tax control plan guidelines.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill projects a €349m increase in taxes and duties from gaming activities, as stated in documentation by the Chamber of Deputies’ Finance Commission. The bill also projects additional revenue from higher PREU rates on AWP and VLT machines and extensions of betting, machine-network, Bingo and instant-lottery concessions.
Italy's 2027 budget bill projects €349m in additional revenue from gaming taxes and duties, according to documentation prepared for the Chamber of Deputies' Finance Commission.