Panama is seeking removal from a fiscal or tax-information exchange list by the end of 2026 or early 2027, officials said at a press conference. Economy and Finance Minister Felipe Chapman said domestic measures align with that objective. President Mulino said the work is confined to fiscal matters.
Companies can monitor Panama’s stated timeline for seeking removal from a fiscal information exchange list.
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Reportedly, Italy’s 2027 draft budget plan includes gaming measures among the revenue sources. The document assigns them 0.03% of GDP in 2027 and 2028, and 0.02% in 2029, without specifying the measures or market segments involved. The detailed provisions are expected in the budget bill.
Italy's 2027 draft budget plan, the Documento programmatico di bilancio (DPB) 2027, lists gaming measures among the sources of financing for the 2027 budget, according to the document as seen by Jamma. The plan was approved by the Council of Ministers and presented by Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti. The document states that measures on the financial sector and on gaming contribute to financing the budget, and gives the gaming measures a separate line in its table of estimated impacts.
Italy’s government included gaming measures among the sources financing its 2027 budget, according to the draft budgetary plan approved by the Council of Ministers. The plan estimates their effect at 0.03% of GDP in both 2027 and 2028, falling to 0.02% in 2029, but gives no euro amount or detail on the measures.
Italy’s public gambling market recorded €164.6 billion in stakes in 2025, up 4.55% from 2024, according to a report sent by the economy ministry to parliament. AWP and VLT stakes fell from €46.5 billion in 2019 to about €31.4 billion in 2025; EGP-FIPE president Emmanuele Cangianelli called for completion of the physical gambling network’s reorganisation.
Italy's public gambling turnover reached €164.6bn in 2025, up 4.55% from 2024, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance submitted to Parliament. The report put tax revenue at about €11.4bn; AWP and VLT turnover fell from €46.5bn in 2019 to about €31.4bn in 2025. EGP-FIPE president Emmanuele Cangianelli called for progress on reform of the land-based gambling network.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €4,724m in total tax revenue related to gambling for January to August 2026, down €269m or 5.4% year on year. Indirect taxes from lotteries and other gambling activities amounted to €3,997m, while revenue from gaming machines was €3,266m, down 5.4% from the same period in 2025.