Togo introduced a 5% tax on lottery winnings above CFA500,000 under its 2026 finance law, effective 1 January. LONATO must withhold the tax when paying prizes and remit it to the Togolese Revenue Authority; the source reports that players criticised the deduction.
LONATO must deduct and remit tax on qualifying prizes, changing the payout amount for lottery winners.
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Italy’s 2027 budget bill would let the Customs and Monopolies Agency open dedicated bank or postal accounts to pay instant receipt-lottery prizes, reportedly. For prizes below the €5,000 anti-money-laundering threshold, payment could be made on presentation of the winning ticket without identifying the winner.
Italy's 2027 budget bill contains a provision that would allow the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) to open one or more dedicated bank or postal accounts for managing and paying instant lottery prizes, according to the bill text as reported. The measure concerns the receipt lottery, also known as the scontrini lottery, and refers to article 78 of the consolidated text attached to legislative decree 19 June 2026, no. 117, which governs that lottery.
Lottopar reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes from January to September 2026, exceeding the total for 2025. It said cumulative prizes since operations began in 2024 surpassed R$610m, while authorised concessionaires must follow financial controls, anti-money-laundering measures and responsible-gambling policies.
Lottopar, the lottery of the state of Paraná, reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes between January and September 2026, according to figures the entity released. That exceeds the R$208.1m paid out in the whole of 2025.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a regulation for national deferred-draw lotteries, including online participation, effective 25 July 2026. The rules allow digital tickets bought through authorised gaming accounts and prizes of up to €20 million; ADM will set operational details for each lottery.
Virginia’s lottery anonymity law took effect on 1 July, allowing winners of prizes of any value to keep their identities private. The Virginia Lottery will stop publishing winner names online and will seek written consent before publishing names or photographs; it will notify Lottery Rewards and second-chance winners privately.
Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) said online instant-lottery prizes won from 1 July 2026, from €10,000.01 to €50,000 gross, will be credited to the account used to place the bet. Winners of prizes above €50,000 must continue to claim them through the existing procedures.