Italy's gambling industry is relatively developed. Lotteries have a wide popular base in Italy and come in many varieties. Additionally, there are legal casinos located in specific areas. The government strictly regulates the gambling industry, including the issuance of licenses, which has promoted
htmlThe Serie A club Lazio has negotiated an early termination of their sponsorship agreement with the prediction market Polymarket. After the Italian regulatory authority listed Polymarket as a banned website, the collaboration originally planned to last until the 2027/28 season lost its basis for
Jefferies estimates that Lottomatica will have a 30% share of the total online gambling revenue in Italy in the first quarter of 2026, while Flutter's subsidiaries Sisal and SNAI together have reached 27%, indicating a market competition tending towards a duopoly.Key Facts and BackgroundSince acquir
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has removed the "restructuring decree" for physical gambling from the government's remaining agenda for 2026. The decree was not included in the ministerial meeting policy plan, and it is widely believed by the media that progress within the year has essentially
The Italian physical gambling restructuring decree has not been finally approved after two years of negotiation, and the Prime Minister's office has returned the plan to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the minimum distance protection set by regional governments becoming the core disagreeme
htmlItalian gaming group Lottomatica announced its performance for the first half of 2026, with several operational indicators showing growth and reaffirming full-year guidance. Its business covers online, sports betting, and retail networks, with an omni-channel structure that helps diversify the
The latest annual report released by the European Gaming and Betting Association outlines an industry landscape where growth and concerns coexist. By 2025, the total online gaming revenue of EGBA members reached €18 billion (approximately $20.6 billion), soaring by 34%; the total betting amount was
The regulatory gray area of the prediction markets in Europe is rapidly tightening. Last Friday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a statement explicitly warning that prediction market contracts with binary "yes/no" outcomes and fixed payout structures may constitute restri
The Italian Senate is advancing a legislative experiment that deeply binds gambling with football. Bill No. 1902, officially submitted by Senator Paolo Marceski on May 14, entered the drafting stage in the 7th Standing Committee on July 2, and is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The core
Banijay Entertainment's gambling division recently announced the acquisition of the network of 33 regional casinos of France's JOA Group, with the transaction expected to be completed in the second half of this year, pending consultation with employee representatives and approval from merger control
On the same day as the World Cup opening, an event occurred on the European gambling regulatory map that, although lacking fireworks, was more noteworthy than fireworks. Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland—nine countries' gambling regulators iss
Italy's gambling industry is caught in an awkward crack. On Tuesday, the industry organization EGP-FIPE issued a straightforward warning at the Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee hearing: the regulated legal gambling market has fallen into a "regulatory deadlock," and if not broken, the black m
htmlAfter months of strategic option assessment, the struggling gambling operator Evoke has finally found a buyer. Bally's Intralot acquired the gambling group, which owns brands such as William Hill and 888, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately 243 million British pounds. The merged
Italian gambling giant Lottomatica delivered a mixed report card for the first quarter of 2026. The group's overall gambling gross income increased slightly by 2% to 1.25 billion euros, with revenue climbing 3% to 602 million euros, and adjusted EBITDA growing 7% to 236 million euros. The online seg
Evoke's delayed release of the fiscal year 2025 earnings report revealed the most glaring wound on the books of William Hill and parent company 888. The group's annual revenue increased slightly by 2% to 1.78 billion pounds, EBITDA jumped 43% year-on-year to 310 million pounds, but the post-tax loss
When the group's first-quarter revenue fell by 3% to 285.3 million euros, Betsson CEO Pontus Lindwall found a bright spot in the Italian market. The Q1 financial report released by this Swedish gambling operator on Friday showed that revenue in the Western European market increased by 10.3% year-on
Just hours after Evoke confirmed receipt of Bally's Intralot's full stock acquisition offer, Bally's CEO Robson Reeves personally dismantled the most exciting assets in this potential deal during the FY2025 full-year earnings call. The offer is anchored at 0.5 pounds per share, behind which is the d
