Novomatic Italia manager warns proposed 2027 budget rules could reshape AWP businesses
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Novomatic Italia sales manager for AWP Ombretta Di Monte discussed proposed 2027 budget measures at SiGMA Roma on 3 November 2026. She said the provisions could prompt significant industrial decisions, with their planned 1 January start leaving businesses little time to prepare; she called for review of their wording and application.
The new rules for gaming machines in the 2027 budget could lead to a reshuffle of the market without any real organic reform. According to the same passage, this would leave companies facing major industrial choices that they cannot plan perfectly. Ombretta Di Monte, Sales Manager AWP at Novomatic Italia, raised this point as one of the main issues in her talk at SiGMA Roma. The article reporting her remarks carries the date 3 November 2026.
The manager asked for a careful look at the content of the measure and how it might be interpreted, paying particular attention to the problems tied to its timing. In her view, a close reading shows subtleties in the text that may become unsustainable at the present moment. Speaking of the first of January, which the article gives as the expected date for the new rules to enter into force, she said it is practically tomorrow and that all must be ready.
On investment planning, Di Monte said that concession holders cannot guarantee long-term investments. She said companies must reconcile social responsibility and economic sustainability, as well as the legislator's requirements. Di Monte argued that companies investing in legality, social sustainability and player protection should be supported.
She said listening must be not only among industry players but above all political, and that she thought more tables needed to be created to build a culture. Di Monte also reaffirmed Novomatic Italia's commitment to supporting the sector's development.