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Lucia Albano says legal-market growth, not gambling expansion, drives tax revenue

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Italy’s Deputy Economy and Finance Minister Lucia Albano told Parliament that higher gambling tax receipts reflect the development of the legal market, not a policy aim to expand gambling, according to her response to a parliamentary question. She said an excessive reduction in legal provision, if not matched to demand and supported by social and educational policies, could push players towards illegal services.

The government’s position informs operators’ understanding of how Italy frames legal-market supply and gambling tax receipts.

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ADM says games and tobacco account for about one billion euros in 2027 revenue

ADM director-general Roberto Alesse said the government had asked the agency to contribute about one billion euros in tax revenue from public gambling and tobacco for 2027. He said the amount had been included in the budget bill, which still required approval.

Roberto Alesse, director-general of Italy's ADM, said the agency had given the government what it asked for. He put the resulting tax revenue at about one billion euros for 2027 alone, coming entirely from public gambling and tobacco. Alesse added that the sum had entered the budget bill through the agency's contribution, and that the bill still has to be approved. He spoke at the Urania Policy & Business Forum, held in Rome the previous day.

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