Rome, Dec. 2 - The Italian gambling scene takes third place in the world, behind Great Britain and Japan. The estimate was given by the autonomous administration of the State Monopoly. The growth rate of the Italian market was quite high between last year and the current year, allowing Italy to pass from sixth to third place in the world ranking, beating out California and Nevada. As explained by the general director of the State Monopoly, Giorgio Tino, this result is even more "important if one considers that the state levy in Italy is much higher than the European average, which does not reach 14 percent. In Italy, taxes on winnings were 22 percent in 2003, even without considering the taxes in favour of the Olympic committee and Unire, and it will be higher in 2004."
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