Italian Agency and Ministry Sign Agreement to Regulate Gambling Sector
A three-year agreement for the years 2025-2027 has been signed between the Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (Adm) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mef) to regulate the legal gambling sector. The agreement focuses on providing adequate support to operators, ensuring proper oversight, and, most importantly, protecting vulnerable individuals and minors.
Public gaming plays a significant role, and the agreement states that the Agency’s objective is to “provide operators with the necessary support for the application of regulations in the gaming sector and to manage the related administrative activities.” The Agency will ensure that public gaming is enjoyed within a regulated and technologically advanced environment that is constantly monitored. It will also improve administrative activities for the establishment, regulation, and operation of individual games, as well as the overall regulation of the sector.
In line with new provisions for the reorganization of public gaming, Adm will contribute to the development of safe and responsible gaming, guaranteeing transparency and quality in the public gaming offerings and ensuring consistent management across the country. It will also provide technical support for the development of legislation in this area and the timely preparation of directives to implement primary regulations.
Vigilance and Enforcement
The agreement also ensures vigilance in the gaming sector. To this end, “the Agency will consolidate the oversight of establishments operating in the gaming sector and strengthen the fight against illegal and underage gambling,” increasing the level of security and control over the public gaming network, including online platforms.
Fiscal Management
Regarding fiscal disputes, the agreement emphasizes the commitment to managing “financial flows related to gaming operations using special accounts established at the state treasury. For games not included in the special accounts registered to the Agency, management will be carried out using ordinary expenditure procedures.”
Administrative Cooperation
In terms of administrative cooperation at the national and international levels, and the exchange of information, the Agency, upon request from the Ministry, will ensure “its collaboration in the preparation of legislative measures, regulations on tax matters, gaming and tobacco, as well as inquiries into parliamentary questions and appeals submitted to various jurisdictional bodies, including in the area of international taxation.”
Supporting Tax Delegation and Enhancing Efficiency
The Agency will undertake the necessary actions to provide full technical support for the development of implementing regulations for the Tax Delegation, Law No. 111 of August 9, 2023. Furthermore, interventions will be implemented to improve procedural efficiency in the sector. Consistent with the reorganization of the sector, the Agency will focus its efforts on developing safe gaming practices aimed at protecting players, especially those in vulnerable groups. This includes monitoring concessionaires’ obligation to invest in information campaigns for the prevention of problem gambling and the protection of players, with the goal of enhancing the quality of public gaming offerings and ensuring a safe and responsible gaming environment. In this context, the oversight of establishments operating in the gaming sector will be consolidated, and the fight against illegal and underage gambling will be strengthened, increasing the level of security and control over the public gaming network, including online platforms.
Strategic Objectives and Expected Results
The Agency commits to providing operators with the necessary support for the application of regulations in the gaming sector and managing the related administrative activities. Indicators demonstrate the Agency’s commitment to providing operators with effective tools and valid technical support to comply with all regulatory requirements necessary to operate in the sector.
Gaming Controls
Specifically, the objective is to ensure vigilance in the gaming sector. Indicators are representative of the governance of the gaming sector through the implementation of effective oversight and control actions to protect vulnerable individuals and combat illegal gambling, with the aim of enhancing the quality of public gaming offerings and ensuring a safe and responsible gaming environment. The corresponding public value indicators measure, in addition to the revenue derived from the sector, the effects of the fight against illegal gambling, both from non-compliant websites and from establishments attempting to extend gaming offerings to minors.
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