TITLE: Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency Launches 100X NEW Instant Lottery Game
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On April 29, 2026, Italy's Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), through its Games Directorate, issued a directorial determination establishing the national instant-draw lottery game "100X NEW". The determination, adopted under Article 11 of Ministerial Decree 197/2025 (which governs instant-draw lotteries with remote participation), authorises the production and operation of the new lottery by the concessionaire Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l.
The 100X NEW lottery operates at a ticket price of €20.00 per ticket. The initial production batch comprises 22,080,000 tickets, with a total prize pool of €366,288,000. The prize structure ranges from €20 to €5,000,000, with multiplier bonuses (2X, 5X, 10X) and symbol multipliers (10X, 20X, 50X, 100X) available on winning tickets. Players uncover winning numbers and bonus symbols by scratching designated areas on the ticket. Multiple prizes can be combined on a single ticket, with winnings calculated as the sum of all matched prizes.
Prize payouts are tiered by amount: winnings up to €500 are paid immediately at authorised retailers; prizes between €501 and €10,000 require advance reservation through retailers and payment via bank transfer, cheque, or postal order; prizes exceeding €10,000 must be claimed directly at Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l.'s prize office or through Intesa Sanpaolo bank. For all winnings exceeding €500, a 20 percent withholding applies to the amount above €500, as established by Italian law. The lottery enters into force upon publication on ADM's institutional website. The cessation date will be established by separate directorial determination, after which a 45-day claims period applies.