The national regulator ADM (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli) issues licenses and controls the sector, including online concessions; in 2024-2025, Italy launched an updated regime for issuing licenses for distance games.
For new online concessions, increased requirements and contributions have been established (public sources indicate a fee of about €7 million per vertical/brand), and tax rates on GGR have been clarified.
The country has a ban on gambling advertising (Decreto Dignità, 2018) with limited exceptions and periodic discussions about revising it.
Players can enter themselves into the Registro Unico delle Autoesclusioni (RUA) at any time for online self-exclusion via SPID/CIE, and operators are required to respect this status.
ADM maintains a blacklist of unlicensed sites and requires them to be inHIBizione/blocked at the provider level.
Current fiscal parameters for the online sector include an increase in GGR rates in 2025: ~ 24.5% for bets and ~ 25.5% for casino/poker/bingo.
Key milestones of Italian gambling: early lotteries and card games, the diversity of Venetian "ridotto," the era of the Savoy monarchy and fascist reforms, post-war casinos (Venice, Sanremo, Campione d'Italia), the rise of lotteries and sweepstakes, the era of AWP/VLT and the online market, culture and responsibility.
Learn more →What regulates Testo Unico delle Leggi di Pubblica Sicurezza (TULPS) and what the 2011 reforms changed: licenses under Art. 88, rules for devices under Art. 110, online formats (skill-games, fixed odds), strengthening 18 + and sanctions, financial and compliance requirements.
Learn more →Who is ADM (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli) and for what is responsible: concessions and licenses, supervision of online and offline games, fiscal control, Responsible Gaming, advertising and sanctions. As a player, check the legality, and the operator - build compliance.
Learn more →A brief "legality map" of gambling in Italy: what formats are allowed (casinos, lotteries, bingo, betting, online casino/poker), who regulates (ADM), how licenses and age restrictions work, where to play and what is important for the player and operator to know.
Learn more →In 2011, Italy officially opened the online casino and poker market, turning the fragmentary norms of 2006-2009 into a holistic system under the supervision of ADM. We analyze the legal framework, licenses, taxes, the responsibility of operators and players, advertising restrictions and the vector of reforms until 2030.
Learn more →How Italian tax rates on gross gaming income (GGR) work: historical corridor 20-25% since 2011, current vertical values, additional fees, examples of calculations and the impact on the unit economy of operators.
Learn more →In Italy, since 2019, there has been an almost complete ban on advertising and sponsorship of gambling ("Decreto Dignità"). We analyze: what is prohibited and what is possible, the role of AGCOM, fines, transitional rules, the impact on sports and the current reforms of 2025.
Learn more →The Italian online gambling market is legal and tightly controlled by ADM, with an almost complete ban on advertising. In France, not all online products are allowed and there is strict ANJ supervision, in Spain there is a wide list of legal online games for DGOJ and strict marketing rules. We analyze the differences in legality, regulators, taxes, advertising, RG tools and trends.
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