{"id":12127,"date":"2025-06-06T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=12127"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:30:08","slug":"ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-2026","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciao, Reform: Italy Hits Pause on Land-Based Gambling Overhaul Until 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italy has decided to say \u201carrivederci\u201d \u2014 for now \u2014 to its sweeping overhaul of land-based gambling regulations. Originally slated for implementation in December 2025, the reform package has been officially postponed to August 2026, following pressure from regional authorities and a formal appeal led by MP Mariangela Matera of the Fratelli d\u2019Italia party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the center of the delay is the ambitious <em>Reorganisation Decree<\/em>, a reform aimed at unifying the licensing of physical gambling venues, enforcing strict location requirements (such as distance from schools and churches), and introducing mandatory ID checks along with player exclusion systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The postponement was backed by Italy\u2019s <em>Conferenza Unificata<\/em>, which includes all 20 regional governments and hundreds of municipalities. Local leaders warned that the original timeline clashed with critical budget planning cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-20262.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re now seeking clearer financial guarantees \u2014 particularly a share of the estimated \u20ac300 million in annual gaming tax revenue \u2014 to fund social programs and mitigate gambling-related harms. Matera clarified that the delay does not signal weakness: <em>\u201cThis extension is an opportunity to implement reforms more robustly, aligning fiscal policy and enforcement mechanisms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/sports-betting-the-main-driver-of-the-sector-in-italy-agenzia-delle-dogane-e-dei-monopoli-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPORTS BETTING, the main driver of the sector in Italy Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli say.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, lawmakers also plan to modernize outdated criminal and administrative penalties tied to gambling infractions, hoping to create a more coherent and enforceable legal framework. 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