7 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2008/2215(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has launched infringement procedures against ten Member States in order to verify whether national measures limiting the cross-border supply of online gambling services, mainly sports betting, are compatible with Community law, whereas, as the Commission highlighted, these procedures do not touch upon the existence of monopolies or national lotteries as such, nor do they have any implication for the liberalisation of the gambling markets in general,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have a legitimate interest in monitoring and regulating their gambling markets and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, Member States have the right to regulate and control their gambling markets in accordance with the respective tradition and culture of their country in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed games as well as to protect the culturally-built funding structures which finance sports activities and other social causes in the Member States; underlines that online gambling operators shouldmust comply with the legislation of the Member State in which they provide their servicesof the residence of the consumer;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that gambling services are to be considered as an economic activity of a very special nature because of the social and public order and health care aspects linked to it, where competition will not lead to a better allocation of resources, which is the reason why gambling requires a multi-pillar approach; emphasises that a pure Internal Market approach is not appropriate in this highly sensitive area and requests the Commission to pay particular attention to the views of the European Court of Justice regarding this matter;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to cooperate closely in order to solve the social and public order problems arising from cross- border online gambling, such as gambling addiction and misuse of personal data or credit cards; stresses the need for a common European position on online gambling with mandatory minimum requirements for protecting consumers and preventing fraud; calls on the EU institutions to cooperate closely with the Member States in the fight against all unauthorised online gambling service offerings;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
145. Notes that a Code of Conduct may still be a useful supplementary tool for achieving some public (and private) objectives while adjusting toto take account of technological developments, changes in consumer preferences or developments in market structures;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15.4. Stresses, however, that a Code of Conduct ultimately remains an industry- driven, self- regulatory approach and can therefore only serve as an addition to primary or secondary, not a replacement of legislation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)