Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2011/2084(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that whilst Member States' attitudes towards online gambling vary, the sector is an economic activity to which internal market rules, namely freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, must apply, but reminds that this might pose risks for consumers, especially when through weaker consumer protection it is competition rules which prevail;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the high level of legal uncertainty in the EU online gambling sector, as evidenced by seven preliminary rulings of the European Court of Justice on gambling since June 2010, which leads to a much greater availability of illegal gaming with high risks for consumers;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the European Court of Justice has clarified in recent rulings1 that Member States' regulatory restrictions must be justified, consistent and in line with the legal objectives pursued in order to protect consumers, prevent fraud, avoid high-sum gambling and protect the public order;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds the Commission of the importance of the protection of minors and of appropriate measures to avoid gamblers’ problematic behaviour, namely to restrict their access to online gambling;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the measures proposed in the Green Paper, such as DNS-filtering and IP-blocking, have been qualified by experts as not efficient and as resulting in breaching freedom of opinion;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the attempt to find methods to block financial transfers and re- gaining of transfers to companies that are working illegally or in breach of laws;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Asks the Commission to support consumers if they have been affected by illegal practices and offer them legal support;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Welcomes the Commission's statement that different games have different inherent risks and asks for a differentiated regulation;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Asks for minimum standards for consumer protection from online gambling, enabling Member States to have stricter rules;