Italy of players: the most active regions and cities

Italians are a people of gamblers. This is confirmed by a recent report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which, like every year, draws up a specific bulletin regarding tax revenues for the current year.

If we consider the period that includes the first 7 months of 2018, Gaming revenue increased by 357 million euros compared to the 10 billion and 364 million recorded in 2017, corresponding to a 4% increase compared to the previous year.

In addition to review of the rates, The actual substance of the collection also has a strong impact on the phenomenon.

The collection itself is affected by two main phenomena:

- taxes on winnings over 500 euros (with a 6% withholding tax that the concessionaire must pay to the State, deducting it from the winner)

- the increase in the number of companies specialized in the sector, in all its various declinations.

Particularly the phenomenon of withholdings on winnings has raised quite a few controversies , especially political, given the impact of the "gaming factor" on the state coffers and all the consequences it brings with it also at a social level.

As regards companies in the sector, a study carried out by the Milan Chamber of Commerce found that, in 2018 alone, there was a increase that almost reached 7% in reference to gaming activities specialized companies based in Italy.

Here is the top list of the most active cities in this area:

• Napoli
• Roma
• Milan
• Bari
• Salerno
• Caserta
• Turin
• Palermo
• Catania
• Brescia

Among the more than 11 thousand businesses linked to gambling and based in the national territory, the majority are located in regional capitals: in the lead is Naples, with 1.307 businesses open in the sector, followed, on the podium, by the 904 of Rome and the 480 of Milan.

But let's see in detail what are the probable reasons that push Italians to gamble and the hypothetical causes of the growing success of this type of activity, with a focus on the latest trends in the field and the most active regions.

From Naples to Brescia: What Moves the Gamers?

In 2016 alone, the gaming business was worth 4 percent of the entire national GDP, including slot machines and lotteries of various kinds.

It should be clarified, however, that There are various consequences related to gambling activity: the most serious is undoubtedly gambling addiction: recent regulatory measures on the matter have sparked discussion among politicians, industry professionals and ordinary people.

These recent countermeasures were not only designed for those who already suffer from gambling addiction, but also paid great attention to the prevention and containment of the phenomenon.

But it also exists a portion of players who venture out occasionally, or in any case in a non-pathological way, in the game - of whatever type it is -, perhaps thanks to the incentives coming from Internet sites, including bonuses and promotions of various kinds.

It should be clarified in this regard that all safe and legal activities are certified by AAMS, as can be seen, for example, from the SNAi disorder and its bonus.

Surely there too resonance that substantial wins have among the media It encourages the increase of the phenomenon and curiosity towards the game, at least to try one's luck.

From this point of view, some regions, starting from Campania and arriving at Lombardy, have been particularly lucky: if in Casal di Principe a win of 500 thousand euros was recently achieved thanks to the “The Billionaire” ticket, Since the beginning of 2018, Gratta e Vinci has paid Campania players over 270 million euros.

Sicily, Piedmont, and Lazio are also lucky regions.

As for the latest trends, we return to Campania, a region where one million euros was recently won at MillionDAY – one of the newest additions to the fixed-odds games promoted by Lottomatica – thanks to a lucky combination of five numbers.

The game, launched in early 2018, has already produced several significant wins, and this is probably one of the reasons for its success, at least in this initial phase.

In any case, regardless of the place kissed by fortune, the desire to try one's luck is legitimate for everyone, but a little moderation - and caution - is always recommended…because the goddess, as we know, is blindfolded.