The Community of Madrid government’s proposed 2027 budget includes removing the tax on gaming machines in authorised venues, reportedly. It forecasts €121 million in gaming-tax revenue, compared with €127 million budgeted for 2026; the document does not attribute the full reduction to the tax change.
Gaming-machine operators in Madrid could face lower tax costs if the proposed budget measure proceeds.
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The Emden city council approved a rise in tax on so-called violent video game machines from €310 to €620, with the proposal coming from the Greens. Tax on standard amusement machines rises from €25 to €36 to offset the abolition of a dance tax. The report notes that no such shooting-game machines exist in the city.
The Emden city council has approved a rise in the tax on so-called violent video game machines from €310 to €620. The proposal came from the Greens. The report, published on 23 October 2026, cites the Emder Zeitung of 6 October as its source.
The Social Market Foundation has called for higher tax on gambling machines it considers high risk. The think tank cited Gambling Commission figures on problem gambling rates for machine-based casino games.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill proposes raising the PREU tax on AWP from 24% to 25% and on VLT from 8.6% to 9.6%, according to its technical report. The government forecasts additional revenue of €334m in 2027, €365m in 2028 and €456m annually from 2029, plus €15m in 2027 from registering machines that do not pay cash winnings.
Italy's 2027 budget bill proposes raising the single tax on gaming machines, with the technical report accompanying the draft law setting out the expected revenue effects. Article 23 of the bill would increase the PREU by one percentage point, from 24% to 25% for AWP machines and from 8.6% to 9.6% for VLTs, according to the report. The government forecasts additional revenue of €334m in 2027, €365m in 2028 and €456m a year from 2029, plus €15m in 2027 from the regularisation of machines that do not pay cash winnings.
Italy’s 2027 budget plan raises the tax on slot-machine takings from 24% to 25% and on VLTs from 8.6% to 9.6%, according to reports. It also sets a €2 maximum stake and €200 maximum win for AWP machines, with a 20% tax rate for new machines offering payouts of at least 70%.
Italy's 2027 budget raises the single tax on slot-machine takings from 24% to 25% and the rate on video lottery terminals from 8.6% to 9.6%, according to the budget text. The plan also changes limits for amusement-with-prize (AWP) machines, raising the maximum stake from €1 to €2 and the maximum win from €100 to €200.
South Africa’s National Treasury said the final design of its proposed national online gambling tax will be announced in the February 2027 Budget. The proposal, first outlined in a discussion paper, included a 20% tax on gross proceeds, but that rate is not final; consultations continue on the tax’s design and effects on provincial regulation and the regulated market.
South Africa's National Treasury has said the final design of a proposed national online gambling tax will be announced in the February 2027 Budget, according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. The proposed 20% rate is not final, and consultations on the design continue.