A draft law is being fast-tracked across Italy’s constitutional ranks, to implement the long-awaited overhaul of the land-based gambling sector with the aim to standardise the sector’s laws and regulations.
The mandate, which was approved by the cabinet of PM Giorgia Meloni in mid-March, has been put forward to Parliament as of 20 April and will require the opinion of 12 parliamentary committees before final approval.
Its sponsors seek to reorganise the gambling sector by applying constitutionally binding laws and uniform standards that must be applied across all Italian provinces.
The Government also plans to progressively concentrate land-based gaming venues (casinos, betting shops, arcades and bingo halls) “in safe and controlled venues” away from academic, youth and welfare institutions.
