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Italy: gambling regulation and licensing

Italian Republic

  • Online sports bettingRegulated
  • Online casinoRegulated
  • Online pokerRegulated
  • Online bingoRegulated
  • Lottery and iLotteryMonopoly
  • Horse race bettingRegulated
  • Prediction marketsProhibited
  • Land-based (reference)Regulated
Regulator
Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli · Directory profile
Headline tax
25.5% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Last verified
14 Oct 2026

Summary

Italy licenses online gambling through state concessions granted by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), an agency of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Legislative Decree 41/2024 rebuilt the remote market. One concession covers sports and horse race betting, betting exchange, poker and other card games, casino games and bingo. It costs a one-off EUR 7 million, lasts up to nine years without renewal, and requires an EEA company, EEA servers and a .it website; a group may hold at most five. After a tender launched in December 2024, the ADM awarded 52 concessions to 46 operators on 17 September 2025, expected to bring in EUR 364 million, and they took effect on 13 November 2025. Lotto, numeric games and lotteries stay with single concessionaires. Since 1 January 2025 the tax is 25.5% of gross gaming revenue for online casino, poker and bingo and 24.5% for online sports betting, plus an annual concession fee of 3% of net margin. All gambling advertising has been banned since 2018 and sponsorship since 2019 under the Decreto Dignità, with AGCOM fining breaches at least EUR 50,000. Unlicensed supply is a crime and the ADM blocks offshore sites, including prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi; its list held 12,638 domains in August 2026. Online spend reached EUR 5.07 billion in 2024, up 16.6%, and 23.5% of all gambling spend. The land-based network runs on concessions extended to 31 December 2026, and its reorganisation decree was still being drafted in May 2026.

Common pitfalls

Assuming a Maltese or other EEA licence is enough: remote gaming in Italy without an ADM concession is a crime under Law 401/1989. Treating the ban as limited to broadcast: it covers online and social media, influencers and sponsorship, and fines reach publishers and platforms as well as advertisers. Modelling only the 25.5% or 24.5% tax and forgetting the 3% annual concession fee on net margin. Reading the reform as a cap on licence numbers: the decree limits each group to five concessions and awards them only by tender, with no rolling applications.

Key facts

Regulator
Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM)
Regulator type
Dedicated regulator
Headline tax
25.5% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Minimum age
18+
Tax base
The imposta unica is charged on the sums not returned to players under the game rules (stakes less winnings). 25.5% applies to remote skill games, card games in tournament and cash form, fixed-odds games of chance (casino) and bingo; remote fixed-odds sports betting pays 24.5% of stakes less winnings paid (20.5% in retail).
Capital
Rome
Currency
EUR
Official languages
Italian

How to get a gambling licence in Italy

The regulator is Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM).

We record 1 licence type for Italy: the Remote gaming concession (concessione per il gioco a distanza).

For the Remote gaming concession (concessione per il gioco a distanza), the application fee is €7,000,000 (as of 4 Apr 2024).

Applications
Closed at present
Local presence
No local establishment is required; there is no local server requirement; sites must use a .it domain.
Financial guarantee
A guarantee in favour of the ADM in the form and on the conditions set by the tender (art. 6(5)(l)).
Headline tax
25.5% GGR (see Taxation for the full position)

Licence fees in Italy

Licence typeApplication feeAnnual feeTerm
Remote gaming concession (concessione per il gioco a distanza)One-off fee of EUR 7 million per concession, EUR 4 million on award and EUR 3 million when operations start (within six months); annual concession fee of 3% of net margin (stakes less winnings and gaming taxes), paid in two instalments by 16 January and 16 July.€7,000,000 (as of 4 Apr 2024)Not yet verifiedUp to 9 years

Built from the record on this page, last verified 14 Oct 2026. The Licensing and Taxation sections carry the full detail and sources.

Licensing

Licence required
Yes
Application window
Closed
Local establishment required
No
Local server required
No
Local domain required
.it
Active licences
52 (as of 23 Sept 2026)
Bank guarantee or bond
A guarantee in favour of the ADM in the form and on the conditions set by the tender (art. 6(5)(l)).
Notable licensees
Sisal Italia S.p.a., Snaitech S.p.a., Goldbet Better Organization Italy S.p.a. (Goldbet, Lottomatica), Eurobet Italia S.r.l. (Eurobet, bwin, Gioco Digitale), Hillside (New Media Malta) Plc (bet365), TSG Italy S.r.l. (PokerStars), Betfair Italia S.r.l., Stake Italy S.r.l., LeoVegas Gaming Plc, William Hill Malta Plc
Certification requirements
Technical and infrastructure capacity certified by an independent third party, quality system certifications, corporate social responsibility and responsible gaming certifications, and certification of the gaming app (art. 6(5)(c) and (e), art. 6(6)(d)).
Barriers to entry
Concessions are awarded only by public tender; the last one, launched in December 2024, closed with 52 concessions to 46 operators and no rolling application route. Applicants need an EEA company, at least EUR 3 million of gaming revenue over the previous two financial years, EEA servers, a .it website and a EUR 7 million fee per concession, and a group may hold at most five concessions (art. 6(5)).

Licence types

  • Remote gaming concession (concessione per il gioco a distanza)

    Scope
    Fixed-odds and pool betting on sporting, horse racing and other events including virtual events; sports and horse racing pools; national horse racing games; skill games including card games in tournament and cash form and fixed-odds games of chance; betting exchange; bingo (Legislative Decree 41/2024, art. 6(1)(a) to (f)).
    Term
    Up to 9 years
    Application fee
    €7,000,000 as of 4 Apr 2024
    Fee basis
    One-off fee of EUR 7 million per concession, EUR 4 million on award and EUR 3 million when operations start (within six months); annual concession fee of 3% of net margin (stakes less winnings and gaming taxes), paid in two instalments by 16 January and 16 July.
    Renewal terms
    Not renewable (art. 6(3)); a new tender is required.

Taxation

Headline GGR tax
25.5% GGR
Effective date
1 Jan 2025
Tax base
The imposta unica is charged on the sums not returned to players under the game rules (stakes less winnings). 25.5% applies to remote skill games, card games in tournament and cash form, fixed-odds games of chance (casino) and bingo; remote fixed-odds sports betting pays 24.5% of stakes less winnings paid (20.5% in retail).

Earmarked levies

  • Imposta unica on remote fixed-odds sports betting: 24.5% of stakes less winnings paid (20.5% on the physical network) (State)
  • Imposta unica on fixed-odds betting on simulated (virtual) events: 24.5% of stakes net of winnings (State)
  • Levy on remote fixed-odds horse race betting: 24.5% of stakes less winnings paid (20.5% on the physical network) (State)
  • Annual concession fee: 3% of net margin (stakes less winnings and gaming taxes) (State budget, allocated to the fund under art. 25 of Legislative Decree 41/2024)
  • Responsible gaming communication spend: 0.2% of net revenues, capped at EUR 1 million a year (Information campaigns on themes set each year by a government commission (art. 15(2)))

Compliance

Minimum age
18+
KYC timing
At account opening, before any play
AML regime
Online gaming concessionaires are obliged entities under Legislative Decree 231/2007 (art. 3(6)); they must identify every customer when an account is opened or changed and accept top-ups only through traceable payment means (art. 53).
AML supervisor
Guardia di Finanza (special currency police unit), which checks compliance by obliged entities including gaming operators and distributors (Legislative Decree 231/2007, art. 9)
Deposit limits
Concessionaires must set deposit limits over defined periods according to the player's age and behaviour, under ADM-approved protocols, and commit to the deposit limits set in the tender (Legislative Decree 41/2024, arts. 6(5)(h) and 15(1)(b)).
Loss limits
Players must be offered self-limitation tools for time, spend and losses (art. 15(1)(a)).
Session limits
Automatic messages during play must show session length, with real-time spend information once a preset limit is passed (art. 15(1)(c)).
Central monitoring system
The ADM central system receives data from each concessionaire under published protocols, including PACG for the gaming account register, PGDA for skill, casino and card games, PSID for betting exchange and PBAD for remote bingo.
Data localisation
Servers and other infrastructure used for the concession must be located in the European Economic Area (art. 6(5)(n)).
KYC requirements
Accounts may be opened only with a valid identity document or a digital identity recognised in Italy; since 13 November 2025 SPID and the electronic identity card (CIE) qualify, and the operator must record name, residence, place and date of birth, tax code, identity document details, mobile number and email (Legislative Decree 41/2024, art. 6(8)(b); ADM determination 704968/2025). Operators keep identification, transaction and IP connection data for ten years (Legislative Decree 231/2007, art. 53(3)).
Stake limits
Not yet verified
Mandatory player messaging
Sites and apps must display the concession number and the ADM logo, a visible ban on minors, and information on problem gambling and support tools, and must run a responsible gaming contact channel at least five days a week and eight hours a day (arts. 6(6) and 15(1)).
Reporting obligations
Concessionaires must trace all payments, winnings and fees in their network (art. 7) and transmit account and game data to the ADM central system under its communication protocols.
Game content restrictions
Only the game types listed in art. 6(1) may be offered, each under its own ministerial game regulation (arts. 6(2) and 17).

Advertising

Advertising permitted
No
Sponsorship rules
Sponsorship of events, activities, programmes, products or services by gambling brands has been banned since 1 January 2019 (Decree-Law 87/2018, art. 9(1)). In August 2026 the ADM said a Lega Serie A campaign that linked match broadcasts to betting amounted to indirect promotion of gambling banned by law and that it would act to stop it.
Celebrity and influencer rules
AGCOM's guidelines list direct and indirect advertising by influencers among the banned forms of commercial communication, together with product placement and branded gadgets.
Social media rules
The ban covers digital channels including social media (Decree-Law 87/2018, art. 9(1)). Odds comparison services and organic search results after a user's own gambling query are not treated as advertising if neutral and transparent.
Bonus advertising rules
Bonus information is permitted only as neutral information inside the operator's own gaming site or outlet, without promotional emphasis; promoting bonuses elsewhere falls under the general ban (AGCOM guidelines, section 5(5)).
Penalties for breach
AGCOM fines the advertiser, the owner of the medium or site and the event organiser 20% of the value of the sponsorship or advertising, and not less than EUR 50,000 per breach (Decree-Law 87/2018, art. 9(2) and (3)).

Restrictions

  • Any form of advertising, including indirect advertising, of games or bets with cash prizes is banned on any medium, including sporting, cultural and artistic events, television and radio, the press, posters and online, digital and social media channels (Decree-Law 87/2018, art. 9(1)).
  • Since 1 January 2019 the ban also covers sponsorship of events, activities, programmes, products or services and all other promotional communication, including visual or audio mentions of names, brands and logos.
  • Advertising contracts in force on 14 July 2018 could run to their expiry but not beyond one year.
  • Excluded from the ban: national deferred-draw lotteries, local prize draws, and the ADM safe and responsible gaming logos.
  • AGCOM applies the ban to advertisers based in Italy and to foreign companies that hold an ADM concession or are authorised to provide audiovisual media services in Italy.
  • Business-to-business communication, including in the trade press, and trade fairs for operators only fall outside the ban.

Payments

Credit card ban
Not yet verified
Crypto stance
Not yet verified
Permitted methods
Traceable payment instruments registered with the gaming account, Cash top-ups at registered top-up points, up to EUR 100 a week
Payment blocking regime
Legislative Decree 41/2024, art. 22(1), provides for a regulation, agreed with the Bank of Italy, to stop payment service providers handling gaming payments for unlicensed operators; providers that breach an ADM blocking order face fines of EUR 30,000 to 180,000 per breach (art. 22(5)).
Withdrawal timeframe rules
Winnings must be credited to the gaming account within one hour of official certification of the result, and withdrawals paid within seven days of the request, always by traceable means (art. 6(8)(f) and (g)).
Currency restrictions
Player funds must be held in bank or postal accounts dedicated to gaming accounts (art. 6(6)(m)); balances untouched for three years pass to the State (art. 6(8)(m)). Top-up points may take cash only within the EUR 100 weekly limit (art. 13(5)).

Enforcement

ISP blocking
Yes
DNS blocking
Yes
Payment blocking
Not yet verified
App store takedowns
Not yet verified
Blocklist size
12,638 (as of 5 Aug 2026)
Administrative penalties
Suspension or forfeiture of a concession (arts. 6(5)(o) and 9); contractual penalties of up to 7% of late sums and up to 0.5% of the previous year's net margin for other breaches (art. 8); EUR 30,000 to 180,000 per breach for internet or payment providers ignoring an ADM blocking order (art. 22(5)); EUR 5,000 to 20,000 for letting minors play (Decree-Law 98/2011, art. 24(21)); AGCOM advertising fines of at least EUR 50,000.
Criminal penalties
Organising, running or collecting remote gaming without a concession: imprisonment of three to six years and a fine of EUR 20,000 to 50,000 (Law 401/1989, art. 4(1)).
Operator liability
Offering remote games in Italy without an ADM concession is a crime; the ADM orders internet access providers to redirect listed domains to its warning page, and the order published on its website counts as notification to providers.
Player liability
Taking part in gaming or betting run without a concession is punishable by arrest of up to three months or a fine (Law 401/1989, art. 4(3)).

Notable actions

  • Unauthorised gambling sites5 Aug 2026

    Order 540333 added 190 domains to the blocking list, effective by 20 August 2026; the list held 12,638 domains, including polymarket.com and kalshi.com

  • Gaming outlets in 32 provinces (CoPReGI campaign, 7 to 19 April 2026)26 May 2026

    797 inspections, 309 administrative violations, 128 seizures of machines and totems, 57 people referred to prosecutors

    Fine: €5,711,000 as of 26 May 2026

  • Illegal gambling websites20 May 2026

    1,038 illegal gambling sites blocked in 2025, 44% more than in 2024, and almost 23,000 gaming premises inspected

  • Betting shops in ten provinces (State Police SCO and ADM operation)16 Oct 2025

    35 betting shops and over 300 people checked, more than 30 administrative violations including split bets used to avoid identity checks, expected to lead to fines of more than EUR 500,000, two people reported

    Fine: €500,000 as of 18 Oct 2025

Market data

Figures on this record are drawn from official regulator data.

Online GGR
€5,072,450,000 as of 31 Dec 2024
Reporting year
2024
Year-on-year growth
16.6%
Online share of gambling
23.5%
Active player accounts
20,068,044

GGR by vertical

  • Online casino: €2,796,310,000 as of 31 Dec 2024
  • Online sports betting: €1,801,020,000 as of 31 Dec 2024
  • Online bingo: €66,640,000 as of 31 Dec 2024
  • Horse race betting: €40,410,000 as of 31 Dec 2024

Timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2018

    Ban on gambling advertising takes effect under the Decreto Dignità

  2. 1 Jan 2019

    The ban extends to sponsorship

  3. 4 Apr 2024

    Legislative Decree 41/2024 on remote gaming enters into force

  4. 17 Dec 2024

    ADM launches the tender for remote gaming concessions (published in the EU Official Journal on 18 December)

  5. 1 Jan 2025

    Online gaming tax rises to 25.5% and online sports betting tax to 24.5% of GGR

  6. 17 Sept 2025

    ADM awards 52 concessions to 46 operators, expected to yield EUR 364 million

  7. 13 Nov 2025

    New concessions take effect; accounts can be opened with SPID or CIE

  8. 26 May 2026

    CoPReGI inspection campaign results: EUR 5.7 million in fines, 57 people referred to prosecutors

  9. 3 Aug 2026

    ADM opens its complaints portal for remote gaming players

  10. 5 Aug 2026

    ADM orders 190 more gambling sites blocked

  11. 31 Aug 2026

    ADM says a Lega Serie A campaign is banned indirect gambling promotion

  12. 31 Dec 2026

    Extended land-based betting, bingo and gaming machine concessions expire

Outlook

The land-based betting, bingo and gaming machine concessions expire on 31 December 2026 under Law 207/2024, so either a further extension or new tenders must be legislated before then, and the ADM said in May 2026 that the decree reorganising the physical network was still being drafted. In the remote market the new concessions run from November 2025, so the next 12 months are about supervision: the ADM complaints portal opened in August 2026, the ADM keeps adding domains to its blocking list (190 in August 2026), and the ADM said it would act to stop the Lega Serie A "True data" campaign as indirect gambling promotion.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Italy?
The Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), under Legislative Decree 41/2024. AGCOM enforces the advertising ban.
How much does an Italian online gambling concession cost?
A one-off EUR 7 million per concession, EUR 4 million on award and EUR 3 million at launch, plus an annual fee of 3% of net margin. It lasts up to nine years and cannot be renewed; a group may hold at most five.
What are the online gambling tax rates in Italy?
Since 1 January 2025, 25.5% of gross gaming revenue for online casino, poker, skill games and bingo, and 24.5% for online fixed-odds sports betting, virtual betting and fixed-odds horse race betting.
How many operators hold an online licence?
The ADM register lists 52 remote gaming concessions held by 46 operators, awarded on 17 September 2025 and in effect since 13 November 2025.
Can gambling operators advertise in Italy?
No. Advertising and sponsorship of gambling are banned on all media under the Decreto Dignità, and AGCOM fines breaches 20% of the value of the advertising, at least EUR 50,000. Deferred-draw national lotteries are exempt.
Are prediction markets legal in Italy?
No prediction market product appears among the games that can be licensed, betting on events is reserved to ADM concessionaires, and the ADM has put polymarket.com and kalshi.com on its list of blocked gambling sites.

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Sources

Source tiers. Tier 1: the law, official gazette, licence register or regulator itself. Tier 2: other official sources such as ministries, parliaments, courts and statistics agencies. Only tier 1 and tier 2 sources can support a fact on their own.

  1. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 3 Apr 2024
  2. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 3 Feb 1999
  3. Law 30 December 2024, no. 207 (Budget Law 2025), art. 1, paragraphs 89 to 96

    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 31 Dec 2024
  4. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 13 Jul 2018
  5. AGCOM Resolution 132/19/CONS: guidelines implementing art. 9 of Decree-Law 87/2018, with Annex A

    Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 26 Apr 2019
  6. Law 13 December 1989, no. 401, art. 4: unlawful organisation of gaming and betting (text in force)

    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  7. Decree-Law 6 July 2011, no. 98, art. 24, paragraphs 20 to 22: ban on gambling by minors

    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  8. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  9. Gioco a distanza (remote gaming section)

    Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  10. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  11. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  12. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  13. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 24 Jul 2025
  14. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 17 Sept 2025
  15. Autoesclusione dal gioco a distanza (self-exclusion from remote gaming)

    Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  16. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  17. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  18. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  19. Elenco dei siti soggetti ad inibizione (list of blocked gambling domains, updated 5 August 2026, 12,638 entries)

    Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (translated)

    ADM reissues the list at a new address on every update; this link serves the latest version (about 13,078 entries on 13 October 2026), not the 5 August 2026 version counted here.

    Tier 1Accessed 14 Oct 2026Published 5 Aug 2026
  20. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 5 Aug 2026
  21. Libro Blu 2024, statistical appendix (tables A.55, A.86, A.96, A.98)

    Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 20 Jul 2026
  22. Libro Blu 2024, report (section III.5 on remote gaming)

    Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 20 Jul 2026
  23. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 20 May 2026
  24. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 21 May 2026
  25. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 26 May 2026
  26. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 18 Oct 2025
  27. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 31 Aug 2026

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