6 Amendments of Pascal CANFIN related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. recalls the growing economic importance of the on-line gambling industry, the take from which was over EUR 310 billion, or 45% of the world market, in 2008; agrees with the Court of Justice of the European Union that this is an economic activity with specific characteristics; recalls that this growth also entails increased social cost from problem and under-age gambling and that the regulation of the industry should seek to minimise these costs through appropriate standards in marketing and conditions of access to on-line gambling sites;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. insists on the need to dissuade players from engaging in illegal gambling, which means that lawful services must be provided as a system that is coherent across the whole of Europe, especially in terms of tax treatment, and applies common standards of accountability and integrity; recommends, in this regard, the establishment of a blacklist of illegal undertakings to be used throughout the Union to block transfers between their bank accounts and accounts held by banks in the Union;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out in particular that spread betting, a form of gambling that is predominantly conducted online and under which consumers may potentially lose many times more than their initial stake, requires very strict conditions for consumer access and should be regulated, as is already the case in a number of Member States, in a comparable way to financial derivatives;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the need to address the protection of customer accounts opened in connection with online gambling in the event of the service provider becoming insolvent;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that, in order to promote consumer safety, uniform standards should be adopted across the union in terms of the procedures and technology used for geo-location, personal identification and payment systems in connection with online gambling sites;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that, in many Member States, gambling is an important source of funding for good causes, such as cultural and charitable organisations, including those that address the social costs of gambling, and that the Commission should ensure that such funding is not undermined by any future legislation relating to on-line gambling in the Union;