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was 42 per cent higher compared to 2019 and is all down to the increase in online gaming, as physical gaming has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. Active online accounts now exceed 20 million
Capital: Rome Total Area: 301,
340sq.km Regions: 20 Administrative Regions Borders: France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, Vatican City Population: 60.9 million Median age: 48.4 years Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic) Languages: Italian, (some German, French) Ethnic Groups: Italian Currency: Euro
Government type: Parliamentary Republic Chief of State: President Sergio Mattarella (since 2015) Head of Government: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (since 2022) Elections: President is elected by an electoral college for a seven- year term (no limits) and Prime Minister is appointed by the President. Next election due 2029. Unemployment: Six per cent (July 2025) Tourism: 67 million
compared to 18.7 million in 2023. Te highest number of active accounts comes from the regions of Campania, Lombardy, and Sicily. In the capital Rome, with 2.7 million residents,
online gambling saw €5bn in wagers in 2024. Total GGR for gambling topped €21.6bn, of
which a quarter of this (€5bn) came from online gambling – an 11 per cent increase on 2023 figures. Tax revenue was €12bn.
ONLINE CHANGES Te growth of online gaming is significant and is particularly prevalent in central and southern Italy. Online gambling is now responsible for 58 per cent of total wagers, and it is almost entirely down to online slots (53 per cent of the growth of the online sector), card games (28 per cent), and sports games (14 per cent). Online card games and fixed odds games dominate, followed by sports betting. Football betting is hugely popular, with €13bn wagered in 2022 on this sport on both Serie A (top division with teams such as Juventus, Napoli, Inter Milan, and Rome) and Serie B second-tier league. Cycling is also popular plus Formula One racing and Motorcycle racing. It is estimated that 2026 will see wagers of €165bn plus, with the online market having a share of at least 60 per cent of this.
Te new decree includes: u
A licensing fee of €7m, valid for nine years with no automatic renewal. A big markup from the previous licence, which cost €200,000. u Annual fee of €250,000.
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Tax rate is now set at 24.5 per cent for online sports/virtual bets and 25.5 per cent for online casino, poker and bingo plus three per cent of GGR fee as a supervisory fee and 0.2 per cent GGR contribution to a responsible gambling fund (capped at €1m).
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Limit of one website with an Italian domain and a ban on skins/white label sites for enhanced oversight. Previously, operators could run
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