The governance of gambling in Italy has been moved to the front and center of the Meloni government’s agenda this Spring.
The significance of making changes to Italy’s retail gambling laws – alongside a renewed debate on the repeal of the 2018 Dignity Decree’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and sponsorships – follows a series of ministerial updates that have taken place this week.
Addressing delegates at Italy’s First Anti-Fraud Conference, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Maurizio Leo confirmed that he is ready to present the long-awaited Reorganization Decree on land-based gambling to the Council of Ministers.
Following a slight delay, Leo stated that the decree will be submitted within the “next ten days”, initiating preliminary consideration of reforms that have been agreed between the Meloni government and Italy’s 20 administrative regions.
