{"id":15303,"date":"2026-02-25T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=15303"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:31:33","slug":"italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s \u201cnew rules of the game\u201d debate puts retail gambling tenders under the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italy\u2019s Chamber of Deputies hosted a policy roundtable in the <strong>Sala della Lupa (Palazzo Montecitorio)<\/strong> on <strong>24 February 2026<\/strong>, titled <em>\u201cLe nuove regole del gioco. Tra riordino e nuovi bandi\u201d<\/em> (\u201cThe new rules of the game: between reorganisation and new tenders\u201d). The event\u2014promoted by <strong>LCD (Liberali Cristiano Democratici)<\/strong>\u2014focused on the long-awaited <strong>reform of land-based gambling<\/strong> and the principles expected to shape the next round of concession tenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was introduced by <strong>Andrea de Bertoldi<\/strong> (LCD, Lega parliamentary group), who read a message from Chamber President <strong>Lorenzo Fontana<\/strong> highlighting prevention and stronger safeguards against problem gambling. The panel brought together lawmakers <strong>Maurizio Gasparri<\/strong> (Forza Italia), <strong>Giulio Centemero<\/strong> (Lega), <strong>Antonio D\u2019Alessio<\/strong> (Azione), <strong>Stefano Vaccari<\/strong> (PD), <strong>Francesco Emilio Borrelli<\/strong> (AVS) and former Senate Finance Commission chair <strong>Riccardo Pedrizzi<\/strong>, alongside industry representatives <strong>Francesco Gatti<\/strong> (SAPAR), <strong>Geronimo Cardia<\/strong> (ACADI) and <strong>Marco Zega<\/strong> (Codere Italia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight2-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the operator side, the sharpest warning concerned market access under the rumored tender framework. <strong>ACADI president Geronimo Cardia<\/strong> said that, based on \u201cleaked\u201d elements of the retail reform decree, <strong>\u201csix slot concessionaires out of ten\u201d<\/strong> could be unable to win new concessions. Cardia also criticized a reform path that separates retail and online, arguing that it risks penalizing the terrestrial channel while regions remain focused on <strong>minimum-distance rules<\/strong> and access-hour limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/italys-adm-allows-subdomains-but-keeps-strict-single-site-rule-for-online-gambling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Italy\u2019s ADM allows subdomains but keeps strict \u201csingle-site\u201d rule for online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Economics and tender design were another flashpoint. <strong>Codere Italia\u2019s Marco Zega<\/strong> said simulations suggest that with a <strong>nine-year<\/strong> slot concession, <strong>around six years<\/strong> could be needed just to recover the concession investment\u2014leaving <strong>about three years<\/strong> as the truly profitable window. Meanwhile, sector outlets reported concerns that the next tender could rely on <strong>highest-bid allocation<\/strong> and raise the maximum market concentration threshold to <strong>35\u201340%<\/strong> (from <strong>25%<\/strong> in the prior framework), a change operators say could accelerate consolidation and increase oligopoly risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate lands against a tight legislative clock: Italy\u2019s <strong>2023 fiscal delegation<\/strong> underpinning the reform is referenced as expiring in <strong>August 2026<\/strong>, while some commentators note that retail effects may not fully materialize before <strong>2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy\u2019s Chamber of Deputies hosted a policy roundtable in the Sala della Lupa (Palazzo Montecitorio) on 24 February 2026, titled \u201cLe nuove regole del gioco. Tra riordino e nuovi bandi\u201d (\u201cThe new rules of the game: between reorganisation and new tenders\u201d). The event\u2014promoted by LCD (Liberali Cristiano Democratici)\u2014focused on the long-awaited reform of land-based gambling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15306,"menu_order":0,"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":[1],"tags":[57,3184,3124,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-15303","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-casinos","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-italy","11":"tag-online-casinos","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Italy\u2019s \u201cnew rules of the game\u201d debate puts retail gambling tenders under the spotlight - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/italys-new-rules-of-the-game-debate-puts-retail-gambling-tenders-under-the-spotlight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Italy\u2019s \u201cnew rules of the game\u201d debate puts retail gambling tenders under the spotlight - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Italy\u2019s Chamber of Deputies hosted a policy roundtable in the Sala della Lupa (Palazzo Montecitorio) on 24 February 2026, titled \u201cLe nuove regole del gioco. 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