4 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2012/2322(INI)
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling servicgambling is an economic activity of a special nature to which internal market rules do not fully apply; highlights that Member States, is to be organised and regulated at the national leveln application of the subsidiarity principle, have the right and responsibility to regulate this sector in the manner which best protects consumers, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the significance of the revenues from gambling activities for the financing of public interest objectives in the Member States of the European Union in areas such as sport, culture or social causes; underlines further the significance of this sustainable contribution and specific role that should be acknowledged in discussions at the European level;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to activate the discussion on the framework for gambling and betting, both in the group of experts on gambling services set up by the Commission, and at Council level in the competent Council Working Party;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9