{"id":12705,"date":"2025-07-11T13:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=12705"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:33:14","slug":"mamma-mia-italy-raises-the-stakes-with-7m-gambling-licences-only-the-big-boys-allowed-now","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/mamma-mia-italy-raises-the-stakes-with-7m-gambling-licences-only-the-big-boys-allowed-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamma Mia! Italy raises the stakes with \u20ac7M gambling licences \u2013 only the Big Boys allowed now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget spaghetti and calcio for a minute\u2014<strong>Italy just served the gambling world a spicy new licensing regime<\/strong> that\u2019s turning heads across Europe. In a bold regulatory shake-up, the <strong>Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM)<\/strong> has granted <strong>46 online gambling licences<\/strong> for 2025\u20132026, but only to operators who could cough up the new <em>piatto forte<\/em>: <strong>\u20ac7 million per licence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s not a typo\u2014<strong>thirty-five times the previous fee<\/strong>. As ADM\u2019s regulatory capo <strong>Marco Bellini<\/strong> put it, <em>\u201cIf you wanna play in the Italian market, you better show you\u2019ve got the sauce.\u201d<\/em> The move has already filled state coffers with over <strong>\u20ac322 million<\/strong>, and it\u2019s just getting started.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this ain\u2019t just about money. The new framework limits <strong>active domains to 50<\/strong> (from over 400), slamming the door on the days of fly-by-night bookies and shadowy white labels. <em>\u201cWe\u2019re going for quality over quantity,\u201d <\/em>Bellini added, \u201c<em>and yes, that means fewer seats at the table.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/ciao-reform-italy-hits-pause-on-land-based-gambling-overhaul-until-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ciao, Reform: Italy Hits Pause on Land-Based Gambling Overhaul Until 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/mamma-mia-italy-raises-the-stakes-with-7m-gambling-licences-only-the-big-boys-allowed-now2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12707\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/mamma-mia-italy-raises-the-stakes-with-7m-gambling-licences-only-the-big-boys-allowed-now2.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/mamma-mia-italy-raises-the-stakes-with-7m-gambling-licences-only-the-big-boys-allowed-now2-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">cmp3.10.3.1Lq4 0xd77b73c0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operators had to pay upfront\u2014<strong>\u20ac4 million now<\/strong>, <strong>\u20ac3 million before March 2026<\/strong>\u2014in what\u2019s shaping up to be <strong>Italy\u2019s most ambitious digital gambling reform to date<\/strong>. The current licences all expire by September 2025, so if you didn\u2019t get a seat at the new table? <em>Arrivederci, baby<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industry reaction? Mixed, of course. The big brands are in. The small fish? They\u2019re out looking for new waters\u2014or a generous investor. But one thing\u2019s for sure: <strong>Italy just sent a loud message to Europe<\/strong> that it\u2019s done playing small ball when it comes to online gaming. And with a digital market pulling nearly <strong>\u20ac5 billion in GGR<\/strong>, you can bet your last cannoli this is just the antipasto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget spaghetti and calcio for a minute\u2014Italy just served the gambling world a spicy new licensing regime that\u2019s turning heads across Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12708,"menu_order":93,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3184,3124],"class_list":["post-12705","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-europe","tag-italy","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mamma Mia! 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