7 Amendments of Sharon BOWLES related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that a large number of people taking part in gambling are professional gamblers, these people often place large deposits with online gambling websites and rely on the websites as a major if not their sole source of income;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Is concerned that people engaged in activities on online gambling websites face risk of losing deposits through freezing of sites or their assets; therefore suggests that any future legislation aims to protect deposits in the event that fines or legal proceedings are levied against the websites;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Stresses that the essential nature of all on-line activities, in particular the fact that they operate across national borders, requires that they be dealt with in a coordinated manner at European level for regulators and market providers, in particular to assist in identifying and curbing abuse;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights the importance of a common EU wide definition for online gambling as a starting point for any future legislation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Insists that more must be done to protect children from the dangers of gambling and in particular the dangers of addiction; suggests industry-funded safeguards and monitoring be considered;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Laments recent cases whereby accusations of corruption, such as match fixing, have tainted popular sports at the highest level and suggests circuit breaker rules be investigated based on patterns as well as amounts bet;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Abhors the fact that illegal and non- licensed gambling websites can enrich criminals and expose sports, governing bodies and athletes to the risk of corruption;