UIL says Italy's 2027 budget bill omits gambling-harm measures
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Article 26 of Italy's 2027 budget bill would extend some betting and gaming-machine concessions to 31 December 2029 and add a fifth weekly draw for Lotto and SuperEnalotto. In its submission to parliamentary budget committees, UIL said the proposals lack specific prevention, support and monitoring measures addressing gambling's social and health effects.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill would extend some betting and gaming-machine concessions until 31 December 2029, pending sector reform, and introduce a fifth weekly draw for Lotto and SuperEnalotto, according to a UIL submission to lawmakers.
UIL said the measure aims to maintain gambling activity, a public presence and tax revenue, but lacks specific steps to strengthen prevention of gambling disorder. The extension is not accompanied by measures for prevention, information, care or protection of vulnerable people, or tools to monitor the sector’s social impact. Gambling’s social and health consequences could particularly affect people and families facing economic or social vulnerability.
UIL called for financial planning to show the public commitment to preventing and addressing gambling harm as well as the revenue from gambling. Hearings on the 2027 budget are underway before the joint budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.