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Missouri lawmakers drop proposed sportsbook tax increase from bill

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Missouri lawmakers removed a proposal to raise the effective sportsbook tax rate from 10% to 34% as a bill advanced, according to reports. They said they wanted more time to assess market performance before revisiting sports betting taxes. The Missouri Gaming Commission’s fiscal 2026 figures through March show more than $1.5bn in wagers and about $4m in tax receipts during the first four months of legal betting.

Operators avoid an immediate proposed tax increase while Missouri legislators wait for more market data.

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Gaming tax expert warns proposed Italian PREU increase could reduce revenue

Tax adviser Francesco Scardovi criticised a proposed one-percentage-point increase in Italy’s PREU on AWP and VLT machines during a SiGMA Central Europe discussion in Rome. He said machine revenues had fallen from €6.2bn to €5bn since 2018 and cited an initial €700m revenue target for the budget measure; the supplied article ends before giving the later estimate he was discussing.

Italy's 2027 budget law would raise the PREU levy on AWP and VLT gaming machines, a move tax adviser Francesco Scardovi warned could produce effects contrary to those the government expects. Scardovi, a tax lawyer and gaming specialist, spoke at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome during a discussion on the future of land-based gaming and AWP and VLT machines.

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