2 Amendments of Arlene McCARTHY related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, therefore, for the establishment of a European Agency forCommission to bring forward proposals for upholding Integrity and Fair Play in Sport consistent with Articles 6, 83 and 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with a specific remitincluding measures to promote player education and coordinate action against fraud and corruption in sport by sharing information and expertise and by applying the common definition of offences and sanctions, inter alia the establishment of criminal sanctions for the most serious match fixing offences;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that on-line gambling is a major source of funding for the sports industry; recalls that on-line betting is one form of the commercial exploitation of sporting events; calls on the Commission to look at ways in which a fair share of revenues from sports betting might be routinely used to safeguard the integrity of popular sport and develop it, in particular by fostering grassroots sport; calls on the Commission to ensure that there is a high level of legal security, particularly regarding application of the rules on state aid;