Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2011/2084(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Online gambling (short presentation)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas market fragmentation not only makes it difficult for regulated providers to supply legal offerings on a cross-border basis, but also makes it virtually impossible to protect consumers, guard against the negative effects of compulsive gambling and combat the crime associated with gambling,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Internet gambling and betting involve a greater risk of addiction and dangers than, and whereas the onset of addiction is less visible than is the case with traditional physical, location- based gambling,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the latest authoritative theories on compulsive gambling assert that the availability and accessibility of gambling services are – alongside an individual's personal inclinations – important factors in the formation of an addiction,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 7
Paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) that a considerable proportion of government revenue from gambling is used for publicly beneficial and charitable purposes, including for the prevention and treatment of compulsive gambling, the costs of which are currently covered by public health insurance;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists, however, that Member States which open up the Iinternet gambling market must ensure complete transparency and make non-discriminatory competition possible; suggests, in this instance, to the Member States that they introduce a licensing model which makes it possible for any European gambling provider meeting the conditions imposed by Member States to apply for a licencnon-discriminatory licensing procedures under which licences are not granted automatically and are revocable at any time;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges, in this context, the adoption of common standards to protect persons under the age of 18, entailing the imposition of mandatory restrictions on financial transactions conducted using payment facilities, on the basis of information regarding the customer's identity (the blocking of transfers from accounts or payment cards belonging to persons under the age of 18), and on transfers of funds between gambling accounts on Internet sites hosting on-line gambling, as well as other measures;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges, in this context, the adoption of common standards legally requiring operators to place notices on on-line gambling sites stating that it is illegal for persons under the age of 18 to gamble, to provide information on high-risk behaviour and compulsive gambling and to provide links to national specialist advice bodies and to healthcare institutions offering treatment for compulsive gambling;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on research examining the incidence, formation and treatment of gambling addiction, to collect and publish statistics on Internet gambling markets and gambling addiction in the EU;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls, at the same time, on national regulatory bodies to cooperate with the Commission in conducting a preliminary comparative economic and legal study of the situation in individual EU Member States that examines the impact of on-line gambling on public health, budgets and the rights of third persons (in particular co-dependents and creditors);
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention to the direct costs borne by health systems in connection with the treatment of compulsive gambling, and therefore calls on Member States to provide specialist follow-up outpatient treatment in order to reduce as much as possible the rate of relapse into gambling addiction;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that betting on, in particular, minor-sports competitions and sections of matches may represent a risk to the integrity of sport; is therefore of the view that sport fraud and betting fraud should be penalised throughout Europe;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers, at the same time, that advertising of gambling poses a problem in that it increases supply and stimulates consumption, thereby increasing the risk of addiction; recommends, therefore, that explicit warnings on the dangers of compulsive gambling be included in such advertisements;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Expresses its concern at the presence of advertisements for on-line loans on Internet gambling sites; recommends, therefore, restricting access to such on- line loans;