Tasmanian government sets new gaming machine harm-reduction measures

Five Star Movement deputy Quartini submitted a parliamentary question to the Italian government and health ministry about funds for addiction prevention and treatment. The question asks whether the €50m allocated to address gambling-related harm was included in the government’s announced funding of more than €210m for 2026, and whether it was redirected.

A parliamentary question to the government and the health ministry has been filed by Quartini, a deputy of the Five Star Movement, the text of the question shows. It asks whether the roughly €50m once intended for the gambling sector was included in the count of the €210m, and whether that money went to other purposes. The announcement at the centre of the question was made by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on 23 October 2026, at a high-level international meeting on addiction prevention and recovery held at the San Patrignano community.