Gambling in Italy: €21 billion spent in 2024, but around 15% of the market is in the hands of illegal operators

Legal gaming remains a pillar of Italy’s economy, but the threat of illegality still weighs heavily. This is the key takeaway from the study “Mercato legale e gioco pubblico: il ruolo dell’industria” (“The legal market and public gaming: the industry’s role”), authored by Prof. Alberto Pozzolo, Full Professor of Political Economy, and presented this morning […]