6 Amendments of Ivari PADAR related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses that the essential nature of all on-line activities, in particular the fact that they operate across national borders, as well as the need to mitigate the social and public risks arising from gambling, requires that they be dealt with and regulated in a coordinated manner at European level;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Stresses that, irrespective of the cross- border character of on-line gambling, all action must be based on the European Union’s internal market rules;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) Stresses the country-of-origin aspect of consumer protection, with a view to fully protecting consumers’ rights;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. takes the view that the proliferation offact that on-line gambling is universally unregulated may represents a threat to the integrity of sport; stresses that keeping sporting events credible and honest is vital to the sports industry as a whole; considers that the European Union must play a more prominent role in safeguarding the integrity of sport, a goal to be pursued by all federations, associations and stakeholders;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) Considers it a priority to overcome fraud and corruption in sport, and therefore believes that information and know-how should be disseminated and that common rules and punishments should be applied where offences are committed; stresses that to this end there is a need for effective mutual cooperation between parties in the public and private sectors, between the European Commission, Europol and the appropriate institutions of the Member States, and also among undertakings which organise on-line gambling;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. stresses that on-line gambling is a major source of funding for the sports industry; recalls that on-line betting is one form of the commercial exploitation of sporting events; calls on the Commission to look at ways in which revenues from sports betting might be routinely used to safeguard the integrity of popular sport and develop it; calls on the Commission to ensure that there is a high level of legal security, particularly regarding application of the rules on state aid.