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Gambling and betting market size in Italy

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Businesses in the gambling and betting industry in Italy had net turnover of €11.5bn[2] in 2024, according to Eurostat.

Gambling and betting activities · NACE R9200 · Last verified 24 September 2026

Read this before using this figure. For gambling, official turnover can include the total amounts customers stake, not only what operators keep after paying out winnings. The industry usually measures market size as gross gambling yield (stakes minus winnings). Countries record gambling turnover differently, so the country figures on this page aren't directly comparable.
Official turnover, 2024

€11.5bn[2]

Net turnover, high confidence
Change, 2021 to 2024

-22.9%[2]

Not adjusted for inflation
Latest signal, 2025

Not yet

Not published for this industry yet
Businesses, 2024

6,929[2]

Enterprises in the industry

Turnover, 2021 to 2024

Turnover by year2021: €15.0bn; 2022: €20.1bn; 2023: €22.4bn; 2024: €11.5bn0€5.0bn€10.0bn€15.0bn€20.0bn€25.0bn2021: €14,974.69 million€15.0bn20212022: €20,092.79 million€20.1bn20222023: €22,426.26 million€22.4bn20232024: €11,544.56 million€11.5bn2024
Source: Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates. R9200 · NETTUR_MEUR · IT · 2024.Get the data in Excel

Key figures, 2024

Net turnover€11,544.56 million[2]
Value added at factor cost€4,107.49 million[2]
Enterprises6,929[2]
Persons employed37,324[2]
What this figure measures

The net turnover of businesses whose main activity is this industry, from official business statistics. It's the industry's sales, including exports and excluding VAT. It isn't the same as what customers in Italy spend on these products, which would also include imports.

Common questions

What is the market size of the gambling and betting industry in Italy?

€11.5bn in 2024[2], measured by the net turnover of businesses in the industry, according to Eurostat. For this industry that isn't the usual market-size measure: read the note at the top of the page.

Has the gambling and betting market in Italy grown?

Turnover changed by -22.9%[2] between 2021 and 2024 (not adjusted for inflation).

How many businesses are in the gambling and betting industry in Italy?

6,929 enterprises in 2024[2].

Where do these figures come from?

From official business statistics published by Eurostat. We don't estimate or model anything: every number is either published by official statisticians or calculated directly from those figures (percentage changes and currency conversion), and each one links to its source. How we work.

Notes on these figures

  • Eurostat's current business statistics start in 2021; earlier years are on a different basis and aren't shown.
  • No official 2025 turnover growth is published for this industry or its wider industry in Italy.
  • UK figures are ONS 'total turnover'; other countries show Eurostat 'net turnover'. The measures are close but not identical, so compare with care.

Sources

  1. Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data (dataset ert_bil_eur_a). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-07-08. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  2. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (dataset sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-09-15. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  3. ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S (dataset abssectionsas). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-05-26. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required

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