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The new gambling landscape between regulations and fiscal aspects

The Italian government has been working for several years to develop a regulatory framework that reflects the changes that have occurred in the gambling and betting sector.
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The Italian government has been working for several years to structure a regulatory framework that is adequate to the changes that have occurred in the gambling and betting sector. This continuous work, which is also integrated with multiple entities among themselves, is done to promote a safe environment, where you can have fun with the right guarantees, eliminating the possibility of scams and illegality. The path taken so far has shown that all this is possible and that the collaboration between online and physical gaming concessionaires and the Government has already yielded results. The Government has worked in an impactful manner with the 2024 Budget Law and Legislative Decree 41/2024. It has also defined a list of AAMS casinos, which operate in compliance with Italian regulations. This guarantees that these casinos are approved by the Government which guarantees their operation. On the other hand, they are bound in both gaming and promotional offers. They are not bound in this aspect, however, the best non AAMS casinos which have greater freedom of action both on the proposal of games and bonuses. These casinos operate with regular licenses issued by government bodies such as those of Malta or the United Kingdom.The gaming sector landscape is constantly changing, so regulatory work must take into account both physical locations, where Lottomatica, Sisal, SNAI and Sintech operate, which are approximately 60.000 points across the country, physical casinos and online platforms. The current trend sees an increase in attendance at online platforms. This is because playing online on a platform is possible anywhere with your device, which can be a computer, tablet or PC. Faced with a new panorama, with different habits on the part of users, the work on regulations is oriented towards developing these aspects:

  • Operations in compliance with legality and safety
  • Guaranteed management of people's private data
  • The security of economic transactions
  • Managing and containing compulsive behaviors by gamblers

The analysis and regulation of these aspects are of common interest to both the Government and the concessionaires.

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The downside is that often, It takes a long time to create laws in Italy. This contrasts with the technologies implemented by dealers, to create both a more varied offering and better services.Often bureaucratic slowness slows down the development process of platforms, which like any digital platform, keeps up with the times: this problem does not concern, for example, non-AAMS casinos which, from this point of view, have more freedom of action. Although there is interest from both the dealers and the Government to collaborate in defining a complete panorama, however, there are some points on which the two players in the game cannot find an agreement: this aspect is taxation. The tax pressure is becoming very strong on this sector by the Government. The clampdown had already started with the 2024 Budget Law and there will be a further tightening with the Budget Law 2025. The gambling sector has seen growing revenues with 136 billion euros in 2024 and a forecast of 249 billion euros in 2028. Despite these figures, tax pressure is a problem for all operators, both physical and online.In fact, we must start from the assumption that they are companies with their own profit and loss account and margin objectives. If they want to offer safe, cutting-edge, and entertaining services, they must have the capital to implement various aspects. Excessively high taxes erode margins and block investment opportunities for improvements: for this reason, operators and the government must find a mutually beneficial position. Such high taxation could lead operators, especially online ones, to decide to no longer be listed as AAMS casinos, so as not to be burdened with costs. This would mean focusing more on the international market, knowing that Italian users can still reach them. Otherwise, they risk lacking the capital to develop tools and offerings and therefore no longer being particularly competitive.

 

[reproduction_reserved] Article published on February 28, 2025 - 11:10 AM - Editorial Staff [combined_source]
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The article clearly explains the current situation of gambling in Italy. However, there is not enough talk about the negative consequences that excessive taxation could have on concessionaires. We need to think about how this could affect the entire sector.

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