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Scardovi warns proposed Italian PREU rise could reduce state revenues

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Tax adviser Francesco Scardovi said at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome on 3 November 2026 that a proposed PREU increase on gaming machines could undermine the sector and ultimately reduce state revenues. He cited a fall in machine-sector revenues from €6.2 billion to €5 billion and argued that further tax increases could widen the fiscal gap between land-based and online gambling.

A proposed PREU increase could undermine gaming machines and reduce state revenues, Scardovi argued.

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SAPAR plans ADM talks on VLT management and proposed PREU increase

SAPAR was due to meet Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) and other gambling associations on 30 October to discuss VLT management and a proposed one-percentage-point increase in PREU for slots and VLTs. SAPAR said the tax rise could pressure smaller and medium-sized businesses, reduce investment and machine numbers, and risk business closures.

SAPAR was due to meet Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) and other gambling trade associations on the morning of 30 October 2026 at the agency's headquarters, the association said. The meeting was called to examine proposals for more efficient management of VLT machines and was also to address the announced one-percentage-point increase in PREU for slots and VLTs set out in the 2027 budget law, according to the association.

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