Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance published its 2025 public gambling report, which breaks spending figures down by province and region, according to the report. It identifies Lombardy as the region with the highest spending, followed by Campania and Lazio. The national total is obscured in the supplied text.
Regional spending data can help operators assess differences in gambling activity across Italian markets.
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Reportedly, Italy's Ministry of Finance and Economy projects raising €1bn from gambling companies from 2027 to 2028. The forecast forms part of the settlement of the 2027 Budget Law and follows the ministry's €1bn target arising from the 2026 Budget.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance recorded €3.997bn in gambling tax receipts in the first eight months of 2026. Gaming machines contributed more than €3.23bn, according to the report on Treasury accounts updated to 31 August 2026.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has published its Treasury summary account updated to 31 August 2026, showing €3.997bn in receipts under the category of taxes and duties on gambling activities for the first eight months of the year, according to the document. Gaming machines accounted for more than €3.23bn of the total, the MEF said.
Peru’s Chamber of Deputies will resume processing a bill to change the selective consumption tax on domestic and foreign online betting, after the Executive observed it in July 2025. The proposal would allow the Economy and Finance Ministry to set rates from 0.3% to 7% and immediately raise the rate from 1% to 3%. The Executive had warned that the proposed tax-base changes could reduce annual receipts to PEN 14m–PEN 28m, against a stated potential of PEN 284m at the 1% rate.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance is considering provisional gambling-sector measures for the 2027 budget, reportedly worth €400 million to €500 million. Proposals include extending retail concessions through 2029 and preparing a future scratch-card concession tender; none has been included in the draft Budget Law, and the measures remain subject to change.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance aims to strengthen gambling checks and tax revenue recovery for 2027. The report also says the Council of State is expected to hear litigation concerning the PVR register and rules on 24 September.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) is aiming to strengthen the effectiveness of gambling checks and to step up activity aimed at recovering tax revenue in the sector for 2027, according to a report attributed to the minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti. The report says the objective covers the games sector and is set alongside calls from industry lawyers for clearer rules and more consistent enforcement.