Italy’s Ministry of Economy has secured 46 applications for new online gambling licenses, each priced at €7m [$8.2m], as detailed by the Agency of Customs and Monopolies (ADM).
The tender committee has been reviewing the bids in recent weeks, with licenses expected to be awarded in October or November 2025. The government had set a target of €350m in licensing revenue, a figure now reached with 52 concessions available.
This marks the implementation of Italy’s new gambling regime, which replaces the previous licensing model – where concessions were priced at just €200,000 – representing a 35-fold increase.
Under the leadership of former Director General Marcello Minenna, the ADM had presented the government its goal of reducing the number of online gambling concessions to around 40 consolidated foreign and domestic incumbents.
