Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni said the gaming sector would contribute €700m towards funding the 2027 budget, according to reports. She made the statement at a press conference presenting the budget plan, which the Council of Ministers had approved that day.
The contribution identifies gaming as a source of funding for Italy’s 2027 budget.
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Italy has removed a planned overhaul of its land-based gambling sector from this year's government agenda. The outlet reported that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office rejected the draft reform decree last week, leaving operators facing uncertainty over retail betting and gaming regulation.
It was reported that Italy’s government removed the land-based gambling Reorganisation Decree from its remaining 2026 agenda. The measure was absent from policy plans listed for the Council of Ministers.
The CDA is asking State Secretary Van Bruggen about problems the Kansspelautoriteit faces when collecting fines from illegal gambling sites. The item also refers to a Supreme Court ruling concerning the invalidity of gambling agreements, but provides no details of the judgment.
Spain’s DGOJ extended by four calendar days the second public-participation period for a proposed resolution on detecting risky gambling behaviour, according to its 16 October listing. The extension was intended to allow more time to examine the published documents and assess the proposal.
Spain's DGOJ has extended by four calendar days the second public-participation period for a proposed resolution approving a mechanism to detect risky behaviour by gambling users, according to a 16 October 2026 listing on the regulator's site. The extension applies to the period originally set in an agreement of 9 October, the DGOJ said.
Spain’s DGOJ took part in the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 on 15 October, according to the regulator’s listing. The event covered recent regulatory developments, the impact of rules on commercial communications and the launch of a new system.
Spain's DGOJ took part in the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 on 15 October, the regulator said in a listing of its activities. The conference covered recent regulatory developments, an analysis of the impact of rules on commercial communications, and the start of a new system, according to the DGOJ.