Portugal’s SRIJ reported €65m in gross revenue from land-based gambling in the first quarter of 2026, down 6.9% from the previous quarter but up 0.8% year on year. Gaming machines generated €51.4m, while casinos processed 202 self-exclusion requests during the quarter.
The figures show revenue by gambling segment and self-exclusion activity in Portugal’s regulated land-based market.
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The Hellenic Gaming Commission describes Greece's gambling market as comprising land-based and remote online gaming. It lists 18 licensed online operators and says the Rio Casino licence was revoked, while Aegean Casino was not operating during 2025 because of renovation work.
Pasquale Chiacchio, president of AGSI, called for immediate bridge measures for amusement machines, horse racing and sports betting to keep retail outlets open until new tenders. He said the land-based network is losing ground to online, which offers round-the-clock play and broader products. Chiacchio also urged new products to restore retail competitiveness.
Pasquale Chiacchio, president of AGSI, called for immediate bridge measures for amusement machines, horse racing and sports betting so that retail outlets can keep operating until new tenders are held, according to an interview. Chiacchio said the land-based network is losing ground to online gambling, which offers round-the-clock play and a broader product range.
Spain’s 17 autonomous communities sent a consensus document to the DGOJ and the Gambling Policy Council asserting their exclusive authority over physical gambling venues, casinos and gaming halls. The communities objected to a proposed central coordinating role in protecting vulnerable users in land-based gambling, according to Ramón Cubián, Madrid’s gambling-competence lead.
ADM Games Director Mario Lollobrigida said at the Forum Acadi in Rome that the next Italian government should revive the land-based gaming reform after the legislative delegation expired. He said extensions were necessary, cited declining AWP performance and a broader negative trend in gaming machines, and said ADM would propose higher machine payouts alongside a lower PREU tax rate.
Mario Lollobrigida, the Games director at Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency, called at the Forum Acadi 2026 in Rome for work to resume on reforming land-based gambling. He said local limits on locations and opening hours complicate future concession tenders, and that pressure on physical gaming could shift demand to other segments, including online gambling.