18 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2008/2215(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gambling activities have traditionally been strictly regulated in all Member States on the basis of the principle of subsidiarity, in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed games,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has launched infringement procedures against ten Member States in order to verify whetherand is now formally challenging the compatibility of national measures limiting the cross-border supply of online gambling services are compatible with Community law in several Member States,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas several gambling cases are pending before the Court of Justice, which clearly demonstrates a lack of clarity in theonsistency of national laws on online gambling and takes up resourceswith EC law,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have a legitimate interest in monitoring and regulating their gambling markets in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed games as well as to protect the culturally-built funding structures which finance sports activities and other social causes in the Member States; underlines that online gambling operators should comply with the legislation of the Member State in which they provide their services,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to cooperate closely in order to solve the problems arising from cross-border online gambling, such as gambling addiction and misuse of personal data or credit cards; stresses the need for a common European position on online gambling with mandatory minimum requirements for protecting consumers and preventing fraud and consequently with non-discriminatory access to national markets by operators complying with those requirements;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the growth of all operators active on the European market should conltinue gambling provides increased opportunities forto be subject to stringent requirements and regulations to prevent corrupt practices such as fraud, fixing games, illegal betting cartels and money-laundering as online games can be set up and dismantled very rapidly and due to the proliferation of offshore operators laundering;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the protection of the integrity of sports events and competitions as regards fighting fraud and match fixing requires cooperation between sports rights owners, online betting operators and public authorities at national as well as EU and international level;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that online gambling creates an increased potential for gambling addiction due to the easy accessibility of games with immediate results and the possibility of gambling for large sums of moneyproportionate safeguards and regulation that are specific and effective to the online gambling environment should be in place to combat problem gambling;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that Member States have to ensure that their gambling regulations are compatible with EC law and in particular with articles 43 and 49 of the EC Treaty;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the opinion that online gambling, ias likely towith any form of gambling, can give rise to risks to consumers and that Member States may therefore legitimately restrict the freedom to provide online gambling services in order to protect consumers, as long as any restrictions comply with the rules of the internal market and are non- discriminatory, justified, proportional and consistent;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the development of common standards for online gambling regarding age, bonus schemes directed at vulnerable gamblers, a maximum amount to be played per week, information about the possible consequences of gambling, information about where to obtain help in case of addiction, the potential addictiveness of certain games, and so on;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges Member States, together with the industry, to cooperate at EU level in order to regulate theany aggressive advertising of any public or private operator directed at problem gamblers and vulnerable consumers such as children and young people;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses, however, that a Code of Conduct ultimately remains an industry- driven, self-regulatory approach and can therefore only serve as an addition to primary or secondary legislation; notes that, in the absence of secondary legislation on gambling at EU level, an a EU Code of Conduct to establish common standards between regulators, devised by a working group of regulators and operators under an independent chairman, would provide adequate reassurance about the integrity of online gambling operators;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to initiate research on online gambling and other forms of gambling into the risk of developing a gambling addiction, f. For example, this research might include how advertising influences gambling addiction, whether it is possible to create a common European categorisation of games according to addictive potential, and possible preventive and curative measures;