16 Amendments of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2008/2215(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 9 #
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 19 #
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 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the advent of online gambling combines several risk factors related to problem gambling, such as, among others, easy access to gambling, the availability of a vhas raised concerns about problem gambling, existing prevalence studies have shown no increase in problems associated with gambling despite the increasing populariety of games and fewer social constraintsonline gambling,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiaritywhilst complying with the EC Treaty and case-law of the European Court of Justice, 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 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the CommissionIn light of the exclusion of gambling from the services Directive, calls on the Commission, it its role as guardian of the EC Treaty, to clarify the competences of the Member States and the EU in the field of online gambling, isdrawing ofn the opinion that the Court of Justice should not define European gambling market, existing case law from the ECJ,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of legal compliance in ensuring transparency and integrity in online gambling and therefore notes that Member States must ensure that their gambling regulations are compatible with EC law and in particular with articles 43 and 49 of the EC Treaty,
Amendment 66 #
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 subsequently with non-discriminatory access to national markets by operators meeting those requirements;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the online gambling industry is relatively new and the precise quantitative and qualitative effects on consumers are not yet known. Therefore, considers that there needs to be more research conducted, in order to establish the relationship between online gambling and consumer detriment across Europe;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that online gambling may 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 money, but notes that the full impact of online gambling on consumers is not yet known;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed by the increasingConsiders that technological developments, such as cross -overs between interactive television, mobile phones and internet sites in offering remote or online games and making it easy and socially acceptable to participate in those games, especially for younger people, will pose regulatory and social protection challenges in the long-term,
Amendment 110 #
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 provided the restrictions comply with the EC Treaty, as objectively justified, and are applied coherently and in a proportionate and non-discriminatory manner,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that self-regulation regarding the advertising and promotion of online games is not sufficiently effective in certain Member States and therefore emphasises the need for co- regulation between the industry and the authorities as an alternative regulatory route in those Member States;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges Member States, together with industry, to cooperate at EU level in order to regulate thensider those existing regulatory models found within the EU that already address aggressive advertising directed at problem gamblers and vulnerable consumers such as children and young people,
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses, however, that a Code of Conduct ultimately remains an industry- driven, self-Given the divergence between Member State approaches to online gambling, a Code of Conduct would be a good first regulatory approamech and can therefore only serve as an addition to primary or secondary legislationism to ensure integrity in online gambling;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to initiate research on online gambling and the risk of developing a gambling addiction, for example howwhat form of advertising influences gambling addictionthe disposition to gamble, whether it is possible to create a common European categorisation of games according to addictive potential, and possible preventive and curative measures,