8 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Internet gambling and betting are liable to undermine the principle of equality among both sportspeople and the gamblers and betters, and involve a greater risk of addiction and dangers than traditional physical, location- based gambling,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, in order to achieve these objectives, it is essential to introduce mechanisms for scrutinising sports competitions and financial flows, along with common supervisory mechanisms at the EU level,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas international-level cooperation among all stakeholders (institutions, sports federations and betting operators) is also crucial with a view to pooling good practices,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 6
Paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) that risks to the integrity of sporting competition are precludgradually eradicated and
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sees such regulation as having the potential to ensure that sports competitions are attractive to consumers and to the public, that sports results remain credible and that the competitions retain their prestige;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that betting on, in particular, minor-sports competitions may represent a risk to the integrity of sport; is therefore of the view that sport fraud and betting fraud should be penalised throughout Europe; calls on the Member States to class such cases of fraud as criminal offences so as to punish effectively the manipulation of betting and sports results;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers stronger safeguards against the risks of on-line betting and gambling to be an essential part of protecting the integrity of sport; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to propose ways of raising the awareness of sportspeople and consumers of all ages and at all levels (both amateur and professional) from their childhood;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is aware of the importance of the contribution from gambling revenue towards the funding of sport in the Member States; states that further development of the Internet gambling market should therefore not lead to a reduction in sports funding; considers that alternative financing arrangements involving sports betting operators should be studied; calls for balanced solutions – beneficial for both betting providers and sport as a whole – to be found;