18 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2012/2322(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective; underlines the need to implement EU-wide standards for age and identity verifications to prevent underage gamblers from accessing remote gambling productsgaining access, without, in the process, introducing checks on internet content;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls in this connection for the organisation and implementation of measures to enable children and young people to attain and further develop digital literacy;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that almost 2 % of the European population suffers from gambling addiction; is concerned that easy access to online gambling websites is likely to increase this percentage, especially among young people; considers, therefore, that, in addition to prevention through education and advisory services, as well as by means of transparency regarding the real probability of winning, efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that measures should be taken to ensure that the more vulnerable members of society do not have their subsistence jeopardised even further as a result of gambling;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that on-line gambling is particularly addictive because of the anonymity of on-line gamblers, the constant availability of on-line gambling and the lack of any social control;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for live sports betting in which gamblers can bet, on-line and anonymously, on constantly changing odds and events and which as a result is extremely open to manipulation, to be banned;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls for advertising of on-line gambling games to be permitted only for gambling products which are legal; considers that it should never be permissible to advertise by exaggerating the probability of winning;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls for an assessment of gambling products at Member State level, accompanied by stricter regulation or even banning of dangerous gambling products; stresses that technical regulation is also important to prevent gamblers from becoming intoxicated by gambling, for example;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the fight against match-fixing and other forms of sport fraud has to be focused on law enforcement, education and prevention as well as good governance of sport bodies;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to conclude an ambitious binding agreement with third countries in the framework of the Council of Europe in the fight against organised crime involved in match fixing to combat the manipulation of sports results; while considering the feasibility for a global body dealing with match fixing, where all relevant actors would meet, exchange information, coordinate actions;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Observes that the substantial turnover on the on-line gambling market is attractive to organised crime and makes the sector vulnerable to crimes such as fraud and money laundering; stresses that match-fixing, corruption and illegal betting are a global problem and must be combated by means of the criminal law, and offenders prosecuted, in a consistent, international manner;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting eventsCode of Conduct, as a part of a self-regulatory initiative, for a general ban to all staff (players, coaches, referees, medical and technical staff) of sporting events who may have a direct influence on the result from placing bets on their own matches or events;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that cooperation and information exchange between Member States, their regulatory bodies, Europol and Eurojust be reinforced to combat criminal activities inCalls for an obligation for cooperation and exchange of information between sports bodies, public authorities, Europol and Eurojust at both national and European level, about suspicious activities to combat criminal cross-border online gambling activities.;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Council to proceed in a swift and ambitious manner with the negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing[1] to address the exploitation of online sports betting activities by criminal interests for money laundering purposes; [1] COM(2013)0045
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to introduce comprehensive compulsory licensing of gambling products and to establish national regulatory agencies to combat illegal gambling and corruption in sport and to license gambling products; considers that such agencies should cooperate closely at international level;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the urgent need to work at all levels for the establishment of a world agency to combat manipulation of gambling and corruption.
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Observes that the substantial turnover on the online gambling market is attractive to organised crime and makes the sector vulnerable to crimes such as fraud and money laundering; stresses that match-fixing, corruption and illegal betting are a global problem and must be combated internationally, and offenders prosecuted, in a consistent manner by means of criminal law;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for a ban on live sports betting in which gamblers can bet, on-line and anonymously, on constantly-changing odds and events and which as a result is extremely open to manipulation;