Regulator

Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli

Italy’s customs and monopolies agency, which licenses and supervises gambling.

Italy’s Draft 2027 Budget Would Double AWP Stakes and Prizes, Lift PREU by One Point

The Relazione Illustrativa to Italy's draft Manovra 2027 sets out a wide-ranging overhaul of machine gaming: AWP stakes and prizes doubled for the first time since 2006, a one-point PREU increase offset by a tax break for higher-payout machines, new rules for no-cash-prize devices and a first regulatory framework for LAN gaming rooms.

GamblingZine Editorial TeamNovember 4, 2026

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.

GamblingZine Editorial TeamNovember 3, 2026

Italy’s Draft 2027 Budget Would Double AWP Stakes and Prizes, Lift PREU by One Point

The Treasury Is Now the Gambling Regulator — And Italy’s Budget Shows What That Costs

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