Italy Reports €4.52 Billion in Gaming Tax Receipts for Nine Months

Italy recorded €4.52 billion in receipts under the Treasury’s “taxes and duties on gaming activities” category during the first nine months of 2026, according to reporting on the Finance Ministry’s latest accounts.

The figure compares with approximately €4.8 billion a year earlier. It represents government receipts within a specific accounting category, rather than gambling operators’ revenue or the total amount wagered. 

Gaming Machines Account for Most Receipts

Levies on gaming machines, including amusement-with-prizes machines and video lottery terminals, generated €3.59 billion. That represented approximately 79.3% of the reported category.

Other components included €485.6 million from the allocated 40% share of the single tax on skill games and betting competitions, €305.5 million from gaming activities and €59 million in fixed duties on prediction competitions.

The Treasury records additional gambling-related receipts elsewhere in its accounts. These include other allocated shares of the single tax, concession payments and lottery proceeds. Consequently, the €4.52 billion figure should not be treated as a comprehensive total of all state income connected to gambling. 

Budget Proposes Higher Machine Levies

Separately, Italy’s draft 2027 budget proposes increasing the standard PREU levy on AWP machines from 24% to 25% of stakes and on VLTs from 8.6% to 9.6%.

The proposal also includes a reduced 20% rate for qualifying AWP machines returning at least 70% of stakes as winnings. These provisions remain budget proposals rather than enacted rates. 

The package also provides for extensions of retail gambling concessions, including betting and gaming-machine networks. Cabinet approval of the budget bill precedes parliamentary consideration, so operators’ final obligations depend on the legislation ultimately adopted.