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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | IMCO | FOX Ashley ( ECR) | PIETIKÄINEN Sirpa ( PPE), SCHALDEMOSE Christel ( S&D), CREUTZMANN Jürgen ( ALDE), RÜHLE Heide ( Verts/ALE), DE JONG Dennis ( GUE/NGL), SALVINI Matteo ( EFD) |
Committee Opinion | CULT | BELET Ivo ( PPE) | Olga SEHNALOVÁ ( S&D), Hannu TAKKULA ( ALDE) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | ||
Committee Opinion | ECON | ||
Committee Opinion | LIBE | ||
Committee Opinion | JURI | BORYS Piotr ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 052
Legal Basis:
RoP 052Subjects
- 1.20.09 Protection of privacy and data protection
- 2.40 Free movement of services, freedom to provide
- 2.70.02 Indirect taxation, VAT, excise duties
- 3.30.05 Electronic and mobile communications, personal communications
- 3.30.25 International information networks and society, internet
- 4.10.13 Sport
- 4.60.02 Consumer information, advertising, labelling
- 4.60.06 Consumers' economic and legal interests
- 7.30.30.06 Action to combat economic fraud and corruption
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 572 votes to 79, with 61 abstentions, a resolution on online gambling in the internal market.
Parliament stresses that gambling is not an ordinary economic activity. Given the special nature of the online gambling sector, the protection of human health and consumers should be the main guiding principle when EU-level recommendations and national legislation are made. In this context, Parliament considers that, in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, in particular for those consumers who are the most vulnerable , it is appropriate to ensure a fair and legal offer of gambling services defined by each Member State in compliance with Union law might. It warns that gambling can lead to dangerous addiction, which is an issue that would need to be addressed in any legislative proposal for the sake of consumers .
The resolution calls for a series of actions from Member States and the Commission, as appropriate, to:
· take action against illegal gambling offered from within Member State territories;
· ensure a high level of consumer and health protection in the Union;
· continue to explore measures at EU level to protect vulnerable consumers ;
· oblige operators working with a licence from the Member State to carry the logo, trustmark of the regulatory authority in a prominent fixed position on its website;
· stop the practice whereby companies based in one Member State market online-gambling services – for example via satellite-TV or advertisement campaigns – in another Member State in which they are not licensed to offer such services;
· ensure operators are obliged to display clear, prominent and explicit warnings to minors stating that it is illegal for them to engage in online gambling;
· carry out, in a coordinated manner, further studies to understand problem gambling;
· explore the possibility of EU-wide interoperability between national self-exclusion registers so that any customer self-excluding or surpassing their gambling limits at one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self-excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;
· consider implementing a compulsory third-party identification control in order to exclude minors or persons using fake identities from playing;
· ensure gambling operators are obliged actively to promote the use of self-restrictions at the time of registration as well as in cases of repeated losses.
Common standards : Parliament takes the view that common standards for online gambling should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer , ensuring a high level of protection for citizens and consumers, in particular minors and other vulnerable persons, and the prevention of misleading and excessive advertisements. It encourages the European gambling operators’ associations to develop and adopt self-regulatory codes of conduct.
Parliament recommends the introduction of uniform, pan-European common security standards for electronic identification and cross border e-verification services . It calls for registration and identification procedures to be streamlined and made more efficient, notably in order to ensure efficient identification mechanisms and to prevent multiple accounts per player and access by minors to online gambling websites . It also recommends the exchange of best practices between Member States on enforcement measures – such as on establishing white and black lists of illegal gambling websites, jointly defining secure and traceable payment solutions, and considering the feasibility of blocking financial transactions – in order to protect consumers against illegal operators.
Parliament goes on to call on Member States and on operators to encourage responsible advertising in relation to online gambling. It asks the Commission to include common minimum standards that provide sufficient protection for vulnerable consumers containing clear warnings to minors.
For minors, the resolution particularly recommends: (i) introduction of school courses aimed at young people on the best uses of the Internet; (ii) effective measures to raise awareness of the risks of gambling addiction; (iii) defining a non-harmful format for advertising, and preventing people under 18 from gambling and combating problematic and compulsive gambling.
In terms of legal action, Member States are asked to only authorise operators who fulfil at least the following requirements and are thus considered to be legal:
· the operator must have a licence which gives it a right to operate in the Member State of the player;
· the operator is not considered to be illegal under the law applicable in any other Member State.
Compliance with EU law : Parliament recognises that with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is organised and regulated in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest, while observing Union law. The Commission is asked to continue to monitor and enforce compliance of national laws and practices with EU law, in cooperation with the Member States, and to launch infringement procedures against those Member States that appear to breach EU law. All legislation must be proportionate, consistent, transparent, and non-discriminatory.
Parliament wants the Commission and Member states to be more ambitious and draw up coordinated measures and strategies , with a view to addressing the social costs and harmful effects of gambling activities. Those Member States that choose to open up their online gambling sector must provide for a transparent and legally certain licensing application procedure based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, in full compliance with EU law and with sufficient and strict citizen and consumer protection.
Administrative cooperation : recalling the Commission initiative to set up an expert group on gambling in order to share best practice and and information on establishing a common system on identification of players as well as technical measures, Parliament asks the Commission to include experts specialised in problem and pathological gambling in expert groups and consultations. Stressing the need for cooperation and exchanges of best practices among national experts from the social and health spheres, Members encourage the Member States to work in close cooperation with the Commission and with each other to coordinate steps to combat the unauthorised supply of cross-border gambling services .
At the same time, it stresses the importance for the expert group to work towards more transparent and simplified procedures that remove unnecessary administrative burdens on Member States that could unnecessarily increase costs for legal online operators in those countries which choose to open up their markets. It believes that steps should be taken to bring national tax regimes for gambling services into line with one other in order to prevent disproportionate tax concessions from fostering a proliferation and concentration of online gambling services.
Money laundering : Parliament recalls that online gambling is a non-cash-based environment and that – given the dependency on third-party financial service providers – additional safeguards against money laundering are needed . It calls on the Commission, the Member States and the expert group to take effective action against money laundering. The resolution welcomes, in this respect, the proposal to extend the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive to include all forms of gambling. It emphasises that solid registration and unambiguous verification systems are key tools in preventing any misuse of online gambling, and advantage can be taken of online bank and credit-card verification systems.
Integrity of sports : Parliament deals with the problem of match-fixing , taking account of its transnational nature. It notes that match fixing occurs in both the offline and the online gambling markets and that, in the majority of cases, online betting-related match-fixing occurs through gambling operators established in unregulated markets outside the EU .
Against this background, Parliament calls for the following principal measures:
the strict regulation or the prohibition , after an evaluation conducted at the level of each Member State, of dangerous forms of gambling a code of conduct, containing a general ban on all staff involved in sporting events from placing bets on their own matches or events; the adoption at national level of effective measures to prevent conflicts of interest, notably by avoiding wagers of all stakeholders from the world of sports on betting organised on competitions in which they are involved; ban all forms of live sports betting since these have proved to be very vulnerable to match-fixing and therefore pose a risk to the integrity of sport; an obligation for cooperation on suspicious activities with Europol and Eurojust; the creation of a global platform for exchange of information and best practices and in the coordination of joint prevention and enforcement actions; ensure that the fraudulent manipulation of results for financial or other advantage is prohibited by establishing as a criminal offence any threat to the integrity of competitions; take action at EU level against unregulated online gambling and to support the fight against match-fixing.
Parliament recommends that sporting competitions should be protected from any unauthorised commercial use, notably by recognising the property rights of sports event organisers .
It calls on sport federations and gambling operators to include, in a code of conduct , a ban on betting on so-called negative events, such as yellow cards, penalty kicks or free kicks during a match or event and to ban all forms of live sports betting since these have proved to be very vulnerable to match-fixing and therefore pose a risk to the integrity of sport. In this regard, Parliament calls on the Commission to install a European alert system for betting regulators in order rapidly to exchange information about fixed sporting events.
Lastly, Parliament welcomes transnational education projects to combat match-fixing on a global level.
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted an own-initiative report by Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) on online gambling in the internal market.
Members stress that gambling is not an ordinary economic activity. Given the special nature of the online gambling sector, the protection of human health and consumers should be the main guiding principle when EU-level recommendations and national legislation are made. In this context, Members consider that, in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, in particular for those consumers who are the most vulnerable , it is appropriate to ensure a fair and legal offer of gambling services defined by each Member State in compliance with Union law might. They warn that gambling can lead to dangerous addiction, which is an issue that would need to be addressed in any legislative proposal for the sake of consumers and the integrity of this form of sport.
The report calls for a series of actions from Member States and the Commission, as appropriate, to:
· take action against illegal gambling offered from within Member State territories;
· ensure a high level of consumer and health protection in the Union;
· continue to explore measures at EU level to protect vulnerable consumers ;
· oblige operators working with a licence from the Member State to carry the logo, trustmark of the regulatory authority in a prominent fixed position on its website;
· stop the practice whereby companies based in one Member State market online-gambling services – for example via satellite-TV or advertisement campaigns – in another Member State in which they are not licensed to offer such services;
· ensure operators are obliged to display clear, prominent and explicit warnings to minors stating that it is illegal for them to engage in online gambling;
· carry out, in a coordinated manner, further studies to understand problem gambling;
· explore the possibility of EU-wide interoperability between national self-exclusion registers so that any customer self-excluding or surpassing their gambling limits at one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self-excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;
· consider implementing a compulsory third-party identification control in order to exclude minors or persons using fake identities from playing;
· ensure gambling operators are obliged actively to promote the use of self-restrictions at the time of registration as well as in cases of repeated losses.
Common standards : Members take the view that common standards for online gambling should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer , ensuring a high level of protection for citizens and consumers, in particular minors and other vulnerable persons, and the prevention of misleading and excessive advertisements. They encourage the European gambling operators’ associations to develop and adopt self-regulatory codes of conduct.
Members recommend the introduction of uniform, pan-European common security standards for electronic identification and cross border e-verification services . They also recommend the exchange of best practices on enforcement measures – such as on establishing white and black lists of, and preventing access to, illegal gambling websites, jointly defining secure and traceable payment solutions, and considering the feasibility of blocking financial transactions.
The report goes on to call on Member States and on operators to encourage responsible advertising in relation to online gambling. It asks the Commission to include common minimum standards that provide sufficient protection for vulnerable consumers containing clear warnings to minors.
For minors, the report particularly recommends: (i) introduction of school courses aimed at young people on the best uses of the Internet; (ii) effective measures to raise awareness of the risks of gambling addiction; (iii) defining a non-harmful format for advertising, and preventing people under 18 from gambling and combating problematic and compulsive gambling.
In terms of legal action, Member States are asked to only authorise operators who fulfil at least the following requirements and are thus considered to be legal:
· the operator must have a licence which gives it a right to operate in the Member State of the player;
· the operator is not considered to be illegal under the law applicable in any other Member State.
Compliance with EU law: Members recognise that with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is organised and regulated in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest, while observing Union law. The Commission is asked to continue to monitor and enforce compliance of national laws and practices with EU law, in cooperation with the Member States, and to launch infringement procedures against those Member States that appear to breach EU law.
Members want the Commission and Member states to be more ambitious and draw up coordinated measures and strategies , with a view to addressing the social costs and harmful effects of gambling activities. Those Member States that choose to open up their online gambling sector must provide for a transparent and legally certain licensing application procedure based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, in full compliance with EU law and with sufficient and strict citizen and consumer protection.
Administrative cooperation : recalling the Commission initiative to set up an expert group on gambling in order to share best practice and and information on establishing a common system on identification of players as well as technical measures, Members ask the Commission to include experts specialised in problem and pathological gambling in expert groups and consultations. Stressing the need for cooperation and exchanges of best practices among national experts from the social and health spheres, Members encourage the Member States to work in close cooperation with the Commission and with each other to coordinate steps to combat the unauthorised supply of cross-border gambling services .
At the same time, they stress the importance for the expert group to work towards more transparent and simplified procedures that remove unnecessary administrative burdens on Member States that could unnecessarily increase costs for legal online operators in those countries which choose to open up their markets. They believe that steps should be taken to bring national tax regimes for gambling services into line with one other in order to prevent disproportionate tax concessions from fostering a proliferation and concentration of online gambling services.
Money laundering: Members point out that online gambling is a non-cash-based environment and that – given the dependency on third-party financial service providers – additional safeguards against money laundering are needed . They call on the Commission, the Member States and the expert group to take effective action against money laundering.
The report welcomes, in this respect, the proposal to extend the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive to include all forms of gambling. It emphasises that solid registration and unambiguous verification systems are key tools in preventing any misuse of online gambling, and advantage can be taken of online bank and credit-card verification systems.
Integrity of sports : Members deal with the problem of match-fixing , taking account of its transnational nature. They note that match fixing occurs in both the offline and the online gambling markets and that, in the majority of cases, online betting-related match-fixing occurs through gambling operators established in unregulated markets outside the EU .
They call for the following principal measures:
· a code of conduct, containing a general ban on all staff involved in sporting events from placing bets on their own matches or events;
· the adoption at national level of effective measures to prevent conflicts of interest, notably by avoiding wagers of all stakeholders from the world of sports on betting organised on competitions in which they are involved;
· ban all forms of live sports betting since these have proved to be very vulnerable to match-fixing and therefore pose a risk to the integrity of sport;
· an obligation for cooperation on suspicious activities with Europol and Eurojust;
· the creation of a global platform for exchange of information and best practices and in the coordination of joint prevention and enforcement actions;
· ensure that the fraudulent manipulation of results for financial or other advantage is prohibited by establishing as a criminal offence any threat to the integrity of competitions;
· take action at EU level against unregulated online gambling and to support the fight against match-fixing.
Members recommend that sporting competitions should be protected from any unauthorised commercial use, notably by recognising the property rights of sports event organisers .
Lastly, Member States are asked to consider a ban on all forms of spot fixing , such as gambling on corner kicks, free kicks, throw-ins and yellow cards, as these has proven to be very vulnerable to match-fixing. The report calls up the Commission to install a European alert system for betting regulators in order rapidly to exchange information about fixed sporting events.
PURPOSE: Commission Communication on a strategy to meet the regulatory and technical challenges of the online gambling sector.
CONTENT: online gambling is a fast growing service activity in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% and estimated annual revenues in 2015 in the region of EUR 13 billion, compared to EUR 9.3 billion in 2011. This would represent a total growth rate of almost 40%. It is estimated that about 6.84 million European consumers participate in online gambling.
The nature of the online environment means that gambling sites may operate in the EU, outside any form of control carried out by regulators within the EU. Consumers in Europe also search across borders for online gambling services which, if not properly regulated, may expose them to significant risks. The extensive range of offers and the rising level of demand for online gambling services pose a number of challenges when it comes to ensuring the proper implementation of public policy objectives at the national, EU and international level.
Following the Commission Green Paper in 2011 and the European Parliament resolution on online gambling in the internal market, this Communication identifies the key challenges posed by the co-existence of national regulatory frameworks within the internal market. It also seeks to propose answers to these challenges in the form of actions to be taken both at the national and EU level.
The paper points out that while Member States are in principle free to set the objectives of their policy on games of chance and to define in detail the level of protection sought, national regulatory frameworks have to comply with EU law and internal market rules. Ensuring compliance of national law with the Treaty is therefore essential to a successful EU policy on online gambling. In view of the type of challenges posed by the development of online gambling and their implications for each Member State, it is not possible for Member States effectively to address these challenges alone and to provide individually a properly regulated and sufficiently safe offer of online gambling services.
The Communication proposes a combination of initiatives and measures covering a range of issues, seeking to enhance legal clarity and establish policies based on available evidence. These actions, fully taking into account the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, highlight five priority areas to address the challenges in the EU.
(1) Compliance of national regulatory frameworks with EU law: online gambling regulation in Member States is characterised by a diversity of regulatory frameworks. Recent regulatory changes in Member States have led to an increase in the offer of gambling services by operators authorised in an EU Member State over the last few years and to considerable differences in national regulations. Furthermore, cross-border offers are often not authorised under national rules in the recipient Member State.
Compliance of these national rules with the Treaty has been challenged in front of national 6 courts and questions on the interpretation of EU law have been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ has confirmed that national rules that prohibit the provision of gambling services authorised in other Member States were found to restrict the freedom of national residents to receive, over the internet, services offered in other Member States. They also restrict the freedom of operators established in other Member States to provide gambling services.
The national rules in question focus mainly on consumer protection objectives, in particular the prevention of problem gambling and the protection of minors, and on crime and fraud prevention. While Member States usually offer legitimate reasons for the restriction of cross border gambling services, they must nonetheless demonstrate the necessity of the measure in question, in particular the existence of a problem linked to the public interest objective at stake and the consistency of the regulatory system.
The Commission has launched infringement cases against a significant number of Member States, and will accelerate its assessment of national provisions in the pending infringements cases and complaints and take enforcement action wherever necessary.
(2) Enhancing administrative cooperation and efficient enforcement : enhancing administrative cooperation will assist Member States and gambling regulators in their regulatory and supervisory role and improve the quality of their work. Practical cooperation will enable Member States to become familiar with the systems of others, and to develop closer working relations at the operational level.
The Commission will:
facilitate administrative cooperation between gambling regulators; enhance exchange of information and best practice on enforcement measures and explore the benefits and possible limits of responsive enforcement measures, such as payment blocking and disabling access to websites, at EU level; provide clarification on the procedures for notifying and acting on unauthorised content hosted in the EU by online intermediaries; develop regulatory dialogue with third countries.
Member States are urged to:
provide gambling regulatory authorities with clear competences and ensure cooperation with other relevant competent authorities; explore means to inform consumers about available authorised offers in order to direct demand to the legal market.
(3) Protecting consumers and citizens, minors and vulnerable groups : appropriate action in the EU is needed so as to: (i) draw consumers away from unregulated and potentially harmful offers; (ii) protect minors from accessing gambling facilities, recalling that the protection of minors must be a priority not least because 75% of 6-17 year olds in Europe use the internet; (iii) safeguard other vulnerable groups and (iv) prevent the development of gambling-related disorders, since it can be estimated that between 0.5-3% of the population in the EU suffer from some type of gambling disorder.
The paper notes also that responsible advertising is imperative in order to ensure that citizens are aware that:
age restrictions apply; gambling can be harmful if not played responsibly and the risks can be financial, social or health related.
As a first step the Commission will prepare a Recommendation on common protection of consumers, which should include a set of principles including effective and efficient registration of players, age verification and identification controls – in particular in the context of money transactions, reality checks (account activity, warning signs, signposting to helplines), no credit policy, protection of player funds, self-restriction possibilities (time/financial limits, exclusion) as well as customer support and efficient handling of complaints.
The Commission will also prepare a Recommendation on responsible gambling advertising in 2013 to ensure that operators authorised in a given Member State advertise gambling in a socially responsible manner and provide key information to consumers.
The Commission will, inter alia:
support benchmarking and testing of parental control tools through the Safer Internet Programme and the Connecting Europe Facility to improve age rating and content classification systems; assess recommendations on gambling-related internet addiction among adolescents under EU NET ADB in 2012.
Member States are urged to:
strengthen information and awareness raising initiatives on the risks related to gambling, as well as on unregulated gambling offers; improve cooperation between gambling regulatory authorities and consumer organisations; increase the availability and use of online safety practices of children and young people to prevent them from accessing gambling sites; carry out surveys and data collection on gambling disorders.
(4) Preventing fraud and money laundering : the main public interest objectives of Member States with regard to public order are the prevention of gambling fraud and money laundering. Credit card fraud and theft of banking credentials are reported to be the most common crime in relation to on-line gambling. Online gambling may also be used for laundering of funds stemming from illegal activities. These criminal offences are often committed cross-border and involve organised crime.
The Commission will:
consider extending the scope of the AML Directive to all forms of gambling in 2012; in the context of its policy on cybercrime, encourage exchanges of experience; explore the possibility of an EU standard on gambling equipment including gambling software in 2013.
(5) Safeguarding the integrity of sports and preventing match-fixing : betting related match fixing is a specific type of fraud that goes against the interests of sport organisations, sportspeople, players (consumers) and regulated gambling operators. The Commission will develop a Recommendation anti-match fixing measures with a view to:
promoting a more efficient exchange of good practices in the prevention of betting related match-fixing, including initiatives on awareness raising and training for actors in the field of sports; ensuring mutual reporting and follow-up actions of suspicious activities by sport bodies, operators and regulators, including gathering reliable figures on the scale of the problem; establishing minimum conflict of interest provisions, e.g betting bans for sport people and sport officials as well as the exclusion of youth events from betting; and introducing hotlines and other reporting or whistle-blowing alert mechanisms.
The Commission will also:
participate in the work of the Council of Europe on a possible Convention against manipulation of sports results; promote international cooperation and dialogue in the prevention of match fixing.
Member States are urged to:
set up national contact points bringing together all relevant actors involved in fighting match fixing; equip national legal and administrative systems with the tools, expertise and resources to combat match fixing; consider sustainable financing of sports integrity measures.
Lastly, the Commission will publish a report within two years, assessing these actions, notably with regard to the objectives of a more effective protection of consumers and deterrence of match-fixing. It will also assess whether these actions provide an adequate EU framework for online gambling or if additional measures, where necessary legislative ones, need to be taken at EU level.
Documents
- Contribution: COM(2012)0596
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)816
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0348/2013
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0218/2013
- Committee opinion: PE504.088
- Committee opinion: PE506.167
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE508.193
- Committee draft report: PE506.088
- Contribution: COM(2012)0596
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0596
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE506.088
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE508.193
- Committee opinion: PE504.088
- Committee opinion: PE506.167
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)816
- Contribution: COM(2012)0596
- Contribution: COM(2012)0596
Amendments | Dossier |
137 |
2012/2322(INI)
2013/03/27
CULT
137 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the presentation of the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive European framework for online gambling’ (COM(2012)0956) as a step towards ensuring that consumers have access to safe and properly regulated online services, and takes the view that efficient regulation of the online gambling sector should
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion 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 products; supports the need for campaigns to inform children and young people about the dangers of online activities such as games, online gambling, etc., and campaigns to raise parents’ awareness so that minors are protected;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that a single European legislative act, uniformly regulating the entire gambling sector, would not be appropriate owing to subsidiarity concerns but that, in some areas, a coordinated European approach, in addition to national regulation, would clearly provide added value in view of the cross-border nature of online gambling services;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recalls that the fight against match fixing starts with the dissemination of information and education about the negative impact match-fixing has on athletes, clubs, leagues and sport as a hole, therefore stresses the importance of education of all stakeholders in sport about the risks related to sports-betting and match-fixing and recognizes the importance of the involvement of specific organizations such as athletes' unions and supporter networks;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Underlines that improved governance will strengthen sport's resilience against corruption and fraudulent activities; the implementation of basic principles of good governance, financial and operative transparency and accountability as well as stakeholder involvement, are key; recognizes that sustainable financing of sport organizations (clubs, leagues and federations) creates an environment in which match-fixing is less likely to occur;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Stresses that athletes need effective protection mechanisms to oppose corrupting influences, including the safeguarding of the moral and physical integrity of athletes, proper working conditions, as well as safeguarding of salaries or remunerations, including bans on participation at different levels of competition for sports organisations failing to regularly fulfil these obligations towards their athletes;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion 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) 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 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that negotiations concerning cooperation must be launched with third countries and international sporting organisations in order to combat match fixing;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recommends the setting-up of a joint centre for information exchange to promote a better exchange of good practices, including initiatives on awareness-raising among Member States as education and prevention are of the utmost importance in protecting minors in online gambling.
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is of the view that online gambling is a dangerous opportunity for money laundering and therefore considers it necessary to extend the scope of the directive on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering to all forms of gambling, including online.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion 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 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of harmonising the online gambling and betting sector by means of European licensing and ensure that some of the single licence proceeds are paid into a European youth guarantee fund;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for more cooperation at EU level to protect all users of online gambling services from misleading advertisements, specifically minors and other vulnerable persons;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises, however, the consistent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which emphasises that national controls should be enacted and applied in a consistent, proportionate and non-discriminatory manner and be in line with the legal objectives pursued in order to protect consumers and the public order and prevent fraud;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Rejects the establishment of an internal market in online gambling with the supply of cross-border products, and draws attention to the consistent case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU; doubts the added value of an EU directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of gamblers and young people; calls, however, for existing high standards in the Member States to be genuinely enforced, and calls on the supervisory authorities of the Member States to cooperate more intensively in law enforcement;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reminds the Commission that, in order to ensure an effective application of European law, strong enforcement is essential and, therefore, effective checks need to be put into place to ensure that national online gambling legislation is compliant with EU law;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to include in its recommendations on responsible gambling advertising a ban on advertising for online gambling services aimed at minors, in particular on social media;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Urges the Commission, therefore, to finalise the numerous infringement procedures and complaints, some of which date back to 2007, before the end of this mandate and to take concrete action where those proceedings breach the Treaty and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to set up a common, EU-wide self-exclusion program whereby players can voluntarily and in a simple manner exclude themselves from all gambling websites operating in the EU; this feature should be made clearly visible on all websites offering online gambling services;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the cre
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that physical activity and sport are essential to the development and health of human beings at every stage in their lives, contributing to their social, physical and mental development and thereby playing a key role in personal empowerment, and should accordingly be considered a right;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises that cooperation between Member States is essential but stresses that it is also very important that the expert group on gambling should work in close collaboration with all stakeholders, including both the gambling industry and consumer organisations;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Takes the view that a growing number of sports are being run solely for profit, along market lines, and that clubs are increasingly being forced to compete on this basis; points out that this is resulting in profound changes in the world of sport, with sports agents becoming little more than brokers, professional sportspersons’ pay soaring to dizzying heights and online betting rapidly increasing, is conducive to match fixing and corruption and is seriously undermining the ethical foundations of sport;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that almost 2 % of the European population suffers from gambling
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Reaffirms its position that sports bets are a form of commercial
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises that match-fixing is a cause for serious concern and is often linked to organised crime, which represents a major threat to the integrity of sports in the European Union; calls on the Commission, therefore, to reinforce cooperation between the main stakeholders, such as police forces, sports bodies and betting operators, in order to enhance the reporting and investigation of suspicious betting patterns;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that efficient regulation of the online gambling sector should, in particular: – channel the playing instinct of the population by restricting advertising to the level that is strictly necessary in order to direct potential gamblers to the legal provision of services, and by requiring all advertising for online gambling to be systematically coupled with a message warning against excessive or pathological gambling, – combat the illegal gambling sector by strengthening technical and legal instruments for the identification and sanctioning of illegal operators, and by promoting the legal provision of high- quality gambling services, and – guarantee effective protection for gamblers, with special attention being paid to vulnerable groups, in particular young people;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the establishment of a code of practice by sports event organisers, betting operators and public authorities with a view to developing the mechanisms necessary to preserve the integrity of sports, including provisions for the financing of those mechanisms;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that the conclusion of legally binding agreements between the organisers of sports events and online gambling and betting operators would make it easier to guarantee a more balanced relationship between the two, for example by setting out clearly the mechanisms necessary to ensure fair play, specifying what types of bet are or are not admissible and exchanging information between parties;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits and stringent controls over minors, who, also through the new technological instruments such as smartphones, tablets, etc. could evade controls more easily;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Warns that gambling can lead to dangerous addiction, which is an issue that would need to be addressed in any legislative proposal for the sake of consumers and the integrity of this form of sport;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Takes note of the preparatory work carried out by the Council of Europe in respect of the preliminary draft convention against the manipulation of sport events and encourages Member States to support this valuable initiative;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits; believes that the introduction of school courses on the best uses of the internet could make users more adept in protecting themselves against addiction to online gambling services;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to bring forward selected legislative proposals in order to provide a legal framework that will create legal certainty for legitimate European businesses and efficient cooperation schemes between Member States to ensure the protection of consumers.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits and controls on advertising to determine whether promotional material is false, misleading or ‘deceptive’ regarding earnings or encourages the false impression that gambling is a reasonable strategy to improve a person’s finances;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Emphasises that, while the effective exchange of information between investigative bodies is important for successful law enforcement, action to combat match-fixing needs to comply with national and European data protection laws and regulations;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion 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 efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits, in addition to the prevention of gambling among young people in schools and in social and cultural meeting places;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce effective measures to raise awareness of the risks of gambling addiction, targeting young people in particular;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the introduction at EU level of an online trustmark for legal operators as an effective way of protecting consumers;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to consider the introduction of a ‘white list’ enabling consumers to distinguish between licensed European operators and non-European operators;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion 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 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Underlines that match-fixing allegations are often tried in public courts as well by sports arbitration and that, under both procedures, international minimum procedural standards, as laid down in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, need to be respected;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective; underlines the need to implement
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that online gambling is a
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion 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 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on Member States to elaborate pan-European uniform common standards for online electronic identity verification services; notes that establishing unified registration procedures for online gambling operators is a key to preventing a further rise of illegal services; demands, therefore, that verification and registration procedures should be made coherent and more efficient;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion 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) 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) 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 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of funding from gambling for public interest causes (sport, culture, social projects, research and other causes of general interest); calls for the specific features and the sustainable contributions from lotteries to society to be recognised and taken into account in any coordinated approach at EU level; stresses also the importance of the lotteries sector for indirect employment generation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that online gambling, owing to its easy accessibility, poses much greater risks to vulnerable consumers and particularly young people, and that this form of addiction is less visible than is the case with traditional gambling;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the important role of education and awareness-raising on the subject of online gambling and its consequences among minors; calls for operators to be obliged to display clear, prominent and explicit warnings to minors stating that it is illegal for them to engage in online gambling;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls for limits to be imposed on financial transfers from the accounts and credit cards of minors to the accounts of gambling companies;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Stresses that defining a non-harmful format for advertising and rules on its dissemination is key to preventing people under 18 from gambling and combating problematic and compulsive gambling;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Believes that advertising must be carried out in a socially responsible manner and should contain explicit warnings concerning the consequences of compulsive gambling;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective; underlines the importance of education in raising awareness on the drawbacks of online gambling; notes the need to implement EU-wide standards for age and identity verifications to prevent underage gamblers from accessing remote gambling products;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that online gambling is a special kind of economic activity, to which internal market rules, namely freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, cannot fully apply; highlights the fact that the Member States have the right to regulate and control their gambling markets in accordance with
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that, in accordance with the Court of Justice judgment of 8 September 2009 and with the subsidiarity principle, Member States are entitled not only to regulate gambling but also to maintain or establish state monopolies on online gambling, or even to impose a general ban on such activities in order to protect the public, in particular minors;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that Member State regulation, in particular in the form of state monopolies, helps to keep gambling operations within controlled channels and thus to guard against the risk of fraud or crime in the context of such operations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, while effective regulation is required to protect minors and prevent gambling addiction, this cannot substitute measures aimed at educating and empowering individuals to take ownership and responsibility of their own actions with regard to online gambling;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that Member States set a minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to organisations which seek to prevent, or which provide counselling on, addiction;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that there is a dangerous correlation between periods in which the economic crisis is at its most acute and an increase in gambling; considers it necessary, therefore, to monitor the phenomenon of gambling addiction and gambling-related diseases in a continuous and ongoing manner;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Believes that the advertising of gambling is often biased and misleading and can lead to unhealthy and harmful behaviour; considers, therefore, that it should become more responsible and should be regulated in order to limit its more invasive effects, which affect first and foremost the most vulnerable people;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that a clear distinction be made between gambling activities and other forms of online entertainment; services which combine distinguishing features of the gambling sector must fall under appropriate gambling legislation and fully respect age and identity verification mechanisms;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges operators, as a compulsory requirement, to include, on the homepage of gambling websites, a link to online information about gambling addiction and opportunities to obtain related professional assistance;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Draws attention to the need to draw up efficient methods of betting supervision, bearing in mind the rapid development of the online environment, but also highlights the importance of protecting users' personal data against abuse;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion 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 and participating in remote gambling products;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that online gambling is a special kind of economic activity, to which internal market rules, namely freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, cannot fully apply; highlights the fact that the Member States have the right to regulate and control their gambling markets, especially for reasons of social or public order, in accordance with European internal market legislation;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport, amateur ranks in particular, only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports federations,
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, th
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to non-profit sports federations, that have to ensure the sustainable
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to contributors to the commercial value of sporting events, including sports federations, that have to ensure sustainable financing for grassroots sport;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports federations, that have to ensure sustainable financing for grassroots sport, with particular reference to sports whose future is at risk;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports federations fairly, that have to ensure sustainable financing for grassroots sport;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion 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, and to ensure proper monitoring, to prevent underage gamblers from accessing remote gambling products;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that, owing to historical, social and cultural factors specific to each Member State, Member States should retain their autonomy to regulate gambling activities on their territory, allowing them to respond efficiently to protect public order, society and consumers;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion 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 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the sport federations and gambling operators to include in a Code of Conduct a ban on betting on so called negative events, such as yellow cards or penalty kicks, during a match or event;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Member States, therefore, to ensure that part of the proceeds from gambling are earmarked for the support of grassroots sport;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the Member States have a key responsibility for making sure that the sporting ethos is preserved and, to that end, should take appropriate steps to combat corruption, including by introducing stringent rules on the financial supervision of clubs;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. C
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for more coo
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the European Commission, to identify and prohibit online
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the Commission, to identify and prohibit online gambling operators engaged in illegal activities such as match-fixing
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the Commission, to identify and prohibit online gambling operators engaged in illegal activities such as match-fixing or betting on competitions predominantly involving minors;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action against illegal gambling offered from within Member State territories; urges the Commission, in this regard, to call on Member States to take enforcement measures against offers for illegal gambling in its planned recommendations on consumer protection and advertising;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the Commission, to identify and prohibit online gambling operators engaged in illegal activities such as match-fixing or betting on competitions involving minors and unauthorised operators who illegally provide gambling services;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion 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 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to identify third countries that raise specific issues as regards betting-related match-fixing in respect of sports events taking place within the EU and to increase its collaboration with those countries with a view to combating the organised crime associated with match-fixing, inter alia by taking part in the negotiations on an international Council of Europe convention to combat the manipulation of sports results;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion 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 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Asks the Commission to ensure that all Member States prohibit betting on competitions involving minors;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls upon all sports governing bodies to commit to good governance practices in order to reduce the risk of falling victim to match-fixing;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Strongly reiterates the need for more coordination at European level, under the coordination of the Commission, therefore suggest setting up an anti- match-fixing unit/centre with the task of collecting, exchanging, analysing and dissemination of evidence about match fixing, sports fraud and other forms of corruption in sport, in Europe and beyond; a body which should also gather best practices in the fight against sports corruption and promote concepts of good governance in sport;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of educating sport actors about the risks of match fixing and welcomes transnational education projects in order to combat match fixing on a global level;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for more action to be taken in order to improve detection rates of these phenomena and also to consider revising the system of sentences;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion 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 products; points out that some national models for the adoption of identification measures show clear evidence of having reduced the negative impact of online gambling; stresses, therefore, the importance of sharing best practices between the Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Affirms that online gambling is a form of commercial use of sport and that, whereas the sector grows steadily by keeping abreast of technological innovations, Member States face difficulties in controlling the online gambling sector owing to the specific nature of the internet, which creates the risk of violations of consumers' rights and of the sector being subject to investigations in the context of the fight against organised crime;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. C
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises that efforts to combat sport organizations' involvement in corrupt activities like match-fixing or money laundering like codes of conduct need to address all stakeholder groups (officials, owners, managers, agents, players, referees and supporters) and all organizations (clubs, leagues, federations, etc.);
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Council of Europe is planning to draw up a convention on measures to combat match fixing which is expected to be adopted in the second half of 2014, and calls for the European Union and its Member States to support this process fully;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that match fixing is criminalised in all Member States and that the main shortcomings in relation to the prosecution of match-fixing cases are of an operational nature. Therefore encourages Member States to produce legislation specifically suited to fight match-fixing at a national level;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting events from placing bets on
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a general ban to prevent
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting events from placing bets on their own matches or events; takes the view that imposing a ceiling on sportspeople’s earnings would promote good governance and ethics in sport and help to combat corruption;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting events from placing bets on their own
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting events from placing bets on their own matches or events; in this context, emphasises also strict and reliable Member State level age and identity verifications systems;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for a general ban on betting on events involving minors; believes that operators should not offer bets on tournaments or competitions involving minors;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Warns that sports betting on parts of events or matches poses a risk to the integrity of sports;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages Member States to consider a ban on all forms of spot fixing, such as gambling on corner kicks, free kicks, throw-ins and yellow cards, as these has proven to be very vulnerable to match-fixing;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that cooperation and information exchange between Member States, their regulatory bodies, sports associations, international sporting organisations, Europol and Eurojust be reinforced to combat criminal activities in cross-border online gambling activities.
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion 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
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PURPOSE: Commission Communication on a strategy to meet the regulatory and technical challenges of the online gambling sector. CONTENT: online gambling is a fast growing service activity in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% and estimated annual revenues in 2015 in the region of EUR 13 billion, compared to EUR 9.3 billion in 2011. This would represent a total growth rate of almost 40%. It is estimated that about 6.84 million European consumers participate in online gambling. The nature of the online environment means that gambling sites may operate in the EU, outside any form of control carried out by regulators within the EU. Consumers in Europe also search across borders for online gambling services which, if not properly regulated, may expose them to significant risks. The extensive range of offers and the rising level of demand for online gambling services pose a number of challenges when it comes to ensuring the proper implementation of public policy objectives at the national, EU and international level. Following the Commission Green Paper in 2011 and the European Parliament resolution on online gambling in the internal market, this Communication identifies the key challenges posed by the co-existence of national regulatory frameworks within the internal market. It also seeks to propose answers to these challenges in the form of actions to be taken both at the national and EU level. The paper points out that while Member States are in principle free to set the objectives of their policy on games of chance and to define in detail the level of protection sought, national regulatory frameworks have to comply with EU law and internal market rules. Ensuring compliance of national law with the Treaty is therefore essential to a successful EU policy on online gambling. In view of the type of challenges posed by the development of online gambling and their implications for each Member State, it is not possible for Member States effectively to address these challenges alone and to provide individually a properly regulated and sufficiently safe offer of online gambling services. The Communication proposes a combination of initiatives and measures covering a range of issues, seeking to enhance legal clarity and establish policies based on available evidence. These actions, fully taking into account the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, highlight five priority areas to address the challenges in the EU. (1) Compliance of national regulatory frameworks with EU law: online gambling regulation in Member States is characterised by a diversity of regulatory frameworks. Recent regulatory changes in Member States have led to an increase in the offer of gambling services by operators authorised in an EU Member State over the last few years and to considerable differences in national regulations. Furthermore, cross-border offers are often not authorised under national rules in the recipient Member State. Compliance of these national rules with the Treaty has been challenged in front of national 6 courts and questions on the interpretation of EU law have been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ has confirmed that national rules that prohibit the provision of gambling services authorised in other Member States were found to restrict the freedom of national residents to receive, over the internet, services offered in other Member States. They also restrict the freedom of operators established in other Member States to provide gambling services. The national rules in question focus mainly on consumer protection objectives, in particular the prevention of problem gambling and the protection of minors, and on crime and fraud prevention. While Member States usually offer legitimate reasons for the restriction of cross border gambling services, they must nonetheless demonstrate the necessity of the measure in question, in particular the existence of a problem linked to the public interest objective at stake and the consistency of the regulatory system. The Commission has launched infringement cases against a significant number of Member States, and will accelerate its assessment of national provisions in the pending infringements cases and complaints and take enforcement action wherever necessary. (2) Enhancing administrative cooperation and efficient enforcement: enhancing administrative cooperation will assist Member States and gambling regulators in their regulatory and supervisory role and improve the quality of their work. Practical cooperation will enable Member States to become familiar with the systems of others, and to develop closer working relations at the operational level. The Commission will:
Member States are urged to:
(3) Protecting consumers and citizens, minors and vulnerable groups: appropriate action in the EU is needed so as to: (i) draw consumers away from unregulated and potentially harmful offers; (ii) protect minors from accessing gambling facilities, recalling that the protection of minors must be a priority not least because 75% of 6-17 year olds in Europe use the internet; (iii) safeguard other vulnerable groups and (iv) prevent the development of gambling-related disorders, since it can be estimated that between 0.5-3% of the population in the EU suffer from some type of gambling disorder. The paper notes also that responsible advertising is imperative in order to ensure that citizens are aware that:
As a first step the Commission will prepare a Recommendation on common protection of consumers, which should include a set of principles including effective and efficient registration of players, age verification and identification controls in particular in the context of money transactions, reality checks (account activity, warning signs, signposting to helplines), no credit policy, protection of player funds, self-restriction possibilities (time/financial limits, exclusion) as well as customer support and efficient handling of complaints. The Commission will also prepare a Recommendation on responsible gambling advertising in 2013 to ensure that operators authorised in a given Member State advertise gambling in a socially responsible manner and provide key information to consumers. The Commission will, inter alia:
Member States are urged to:
(4) Preventing fraud and money laundering: the main public interest objectives of Member States with regard to public order are the prevention of gambling fraud and money laundering. Credit card fraud and theft of banking credentials are reported to be the most common crime in relation to on-line gambling. Online gambling may also be used for laundering of funds stemming from illegal activities. These criminal offences are often committed cross-border and involve organised crime. The Commission will:
(5) Safeguarding the integrity of sports and preventing match-fixing: betting related match fixing is a specific type of fraud that goes against the interests of sport organisations, sportspeople, players (consumers) and regulated gambling operators. The Commission will develop a Recommendation anti-match fixing measures with a view to:
The Commission will also:
Member States are urged to:
Lastly, the Commission will publish a report within two years, assessing these actions, notably with regard to the objectives of a more effective protection of consumers and deterrence of match-fixing. It will also assess whether these actions provide an adequate EU framework for online gambling or if additional measures, where necessary legislative ones, need to be taken at EU level. New
PURPOSE: Commission Communication on a strategy to meet the regulatory and technical challenges of the online gambling sector. CONTENT: online gambling is a fast growing service activity in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% and estimated annual revenues in 2015 in the region of EUR 13 billion, compared to EUR 9.3 billion in 2011. This would represent a total growth rate of almost 40%. It is estimated that about 6.84 million European consumers participate in online gambling. The nature of the online environment means that gambling sites may operate in the EU, outside any form of control carried out by regulators within the EU. Consumers in Europe also search across borders for online gambling services which, if not properly regulated, may expose them to significant risks. The extensive range of offers and the rising level of demand for online gambling services pose a number of challenges when it comes to ensuring the proper implementation of public policy objectives at the national, EU and international level. Following the Commission Green Paper in 2011 and the European Parliament resolution on online gambling in the internal market, this Communication identifies the key challenges posed by the co-existence of national regulatory frameworks within the internal market. It also seeks to propose answers to these challenges in the form of actions to be taken both at the national and EU level. The paper points out that while Member States are in principle free to set the objectives of their policy on games of chance and to define in detail the level of protection sought, national regulatory frameworks have to comply with EU law and internal market rules. Ensuring compliance of national law with the Treaty is therefore essential to a successful EU policy on online gambling. In view of the type of challenges posed by the development of online gambling and their implications for each Member State, it is not possible for Member States effectively to address these challenges alone and to provide individually a properly regulated and sufficiently safe offer of online gambling services. The Communication proposes a combination of initiatives and measures covering a range of issues, seeking to enhance legal clarity and establish policies based on available evidence. These actions, fully taking into account the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, highlight five priority areas to address the challenges in the EU. (1) Compliance of national regulatory frameworks with EU law: online gambling regulation in Member States is characterised by a diversity of regulatory frameworks. Recent regulatory changes in Member States have led to an increase in the offer of gambling services by operators authorised in an EU Member State over the last few years and to considerable differences in national regulations. Furthermore, cross-border offers are often not authorised under national rules in the recipient Member State. Compliance of these national rules with the Treaty has been challenged in front of national 6 courts and questions on the interpretation of EU law have been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ has confirmed that national rules that prohibit the provision of gambling services authorised in other Member States were found to restrict the freedom of national residents to receive, over the internet, services offered in other Member States. They also restrict the freedom of operators established in other Member States to provide gambling services. The national rules in question focus mainly on consumer protection objectives, in particular the prevention of problem gambling and the protection of minors, and on crime and fraud prevention. While Member States usually offer legitimate reasons for the restriction of cross border gambling services, they must nonetheless demonstrate the necessity of the measure in question, in particular the existence of a problem linked to the public interest objective at stake and the consistency of the regulatory system. The Commission has launched infringement cases against a significant number of Member States, and will accelerate its assessment of national provisions in the pending infringements cases and complaints and take enforcement action wherever necessary. (2) Enhancing administrative cooperation and efficient enforcement: enhancing administrative cooperation will assist Member States and gambling regulators in their regulatory and supervisory role and improve the quality of their work. Practical cooperation will enable Member States to become familiar with the systems of others, and to develop closer working relations at the operational level. The Commission will:
Member States are urged to:
(3) Protecting consumers and citizens, minors and vulnerable groups: appropriate action in the EU is needed so as to: (i) draw consumers away from unregulated and potentially harmful offers; (ii) protect minors from accessing gambling facilities, recalling that the protection of minors must be a priority not least because 75% of 6-17 year olds in Europe use the internet; (iii) safeguard other vulnerable groups and (iv) prevent the development of gambling-related disorders, since it can be estimated that between 0.5-3% of the population in the EU suffer from some type of gambling disorder. The paper notes also that responsible advertising is imperative in order to ensure that citizens are aware that:
As a first step the Commission will prepare a Recommendation on common protection of consumers, which should include a set of principles including effective and efficient registration of players, age verification and identification controls in particular in the context of money transactions, reality checks (account activity, warning signs, signposting to helplines), no credit policy, protection of player funds, self-restriction possibilities (time/financial limits, exclusion) as well as customer support and efficient handling of complaints. The Commission will also prepare a Recommendation on responsible gambling advertising in 2013 to ensure that operators authorised in a given Member State advertise gambling in a socially responsible manner and provide key information to consumers. The Commission will, inter alia:
Member States are urged to:
(4) Preventing fraud and money laundering: the main public interest objectives of Member States with regard to public order are the prevention of gambling fraud and money laundering. Credit card fraud and theft of banking credentials are reported to be the most common crime in relation to on-line gambling. Online gambling may also be used for laundering of funds stemming from illegal activities. These criminal offences are often committed cross-border and involve organised crime. The Commission will:
(5) Safeguarding the integrity of sports and preventing match-fixing: betting related match fixing is a specific type of fraud that goes against the interests of sport organisations, sportspeople, players (consumers) and regulated gambling operators. The Commission will develop a Recommendation anti-match fixing measures with a view to:
The Commission will also:
Member States are urged to:
Lastly, the Commission will publish a report within two years, assessing these actions, notably with regard to the objectives of a more effective protection of consumers and deterrence of match-fixing. It will also assess whether these actions provide an adequate EU framework for online gambling or if additional measures, where necessary legislative ones, need to be taken at EU level. |
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