11 Amendments of Antonius MANDERS related to 2008/2215(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gambling activities have traditionally been strictly regulated in all Member States on the basis of the principle of subsidiarity, in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed games,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Member States have regulated their traditional gambling markets in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money- laundering and match-fixing; whereas these policy objectives are more difficult to reach in the online gambling sector,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has launched infringement procedures against ten Member States in order to verify whetherwhose national measures limiting the cross-border supply of online gambling services are considered not to be compatible with Community law,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas online sports betting activities have developed in an uncontrolled manner, in a growing number of match-fixing and to the coming to light of betting-related scandals in the Member States, threatening the integrity of sport,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have a legitimate all stakeholders have an interest in well monitoringed and regulating theired gambling markets 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 onlinematch-fixing; underlines that gambling law in the Member States must comply with the Treaty and that gambling operators shouldmust comply with the legislation of the Member State in which they provide their services;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Endorses the work that has started in the Council under the French Presidency, that addresses the issues in the field of online and traditional gambling and betting;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed by the increasing cross-over between interactive television, mobile phones and internet sites in offering remote or online games and making it easy and socially acceptable to participate in thosebling games, especially for younger peopleaimed at minors;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that parents have a responsibility in preventing under-age gambling and gambling addiction by minors;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on all stakeholders to address the risk of social isolation caused by online gambling addiction;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Suggests to study the possibility to introduce a maximized amount that a person can use for gambling activities per month or to oblige online gambling operators to make use of prepaid cards for online gambling to be sold in shops;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to clarify the place of taxation of online gambling activities;