Regulation & Compliance
The Treasury Is Now the Gambling Regulator — And Italy’s Budget Shows What That Costs
Italy's draft 2027 budget banks €1,155m from machine measures on the explicit assumption that adapted AWPs turn over 30% more. Across Italy, the UK and Brazil, the decisive gambling choices of this cycle were made by finance ministries and cabinets — and harm policy is becoming a residual of the fiscal forecast.