8 Amendments of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2012/2322(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the provision of games of chance or gambling is an economic activity, which consequently falls within the scope of a particular nature, which can justify the restriction of fundamental freedoms of the TFEU, notably the free movement of services, and any restrictions imposed thereto need to comply with those provided for by the TFEU, notably under Articles 51 and 52 on the grounds of protecting consumers, preventing fraud and keeping the peace;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas games of chance or gambling help finance charitable works and projects in the public interest in most Member States;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to take action to combat, in a meaningful manner, illegal online gambling and games of chance; advocates, therefore, the introduction of a regulatory principle whereby an online gambling operator may only operate in a Member State if its activities do not contravene the law in any other Member State;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the need to raise consumers’ awareness of the distinction between legal and illegal gambling and of the risks that illegal gambling poses to them; calls, therefore, on the Commission to promote the exchange of good practices between Member States concerning the establishment of blacklists of illegal operators and ‘whitelists’ of legitimate operators on their territory;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to consider legislation to create an EU-wide self- exclusion register, accessible by national authorities and licensed gambling operators, so that any customer who chooses to exclude him- or herself from one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self-excluded from all other licensed gambling operators; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of experience and best practice in the field of assistance for compulsive gamblers;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States and operators to encourage responsible advertising in relation to on-line gambling; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practice and examine the possibility of drawing up a code of good conduct or minimum European rules on the subject;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States and sports federations to provide consumers and both amateur and professional sports players with appropriate information and education on integrity in sport; welcomes the Commission’s intention to promote better exchange of good practice in regard to combating match fixing; reiterates that significant progress in this field is expected;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Reiterates that the development of the online gaming market should not give rise to a fall in the funding the sports world benefits from via the contribution made by takings from gambling; considers that alternative financing arrangements involving sports betting operators should be studied; calls for balanced solutions – beneficial for both betting providers and sport as a whole – to be found;