Italy

Despite the financial crisis, in 2010 the gaming sector reported a higher level of wagers than for the previous year, continuing the positive trend of the last few years. net prize payouts were € 1.4 billion, an increase of € 7 billion (+13%) from 2009 . The value of net prize payouts in 2010 came in at € 1.4 billion.
The total pay-out was 71.6% of wagers. Players received winnings of over € 44 billion, compared to € 37.6 billion the previous year (+17%).