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"Madam President, the report on gambling was adopted by the Committee with an overwhelming majority of votes. I voted in favour of it, but I wish to say that the rapporteur changed the report fundamentally, although he himself did vote in favour of it. This, I think, was somewhat surprising.
As the report states, the purpose of the Commission’s Green Paper is not at all to reduce regulation and open up the online gambling market. The Green Paper has mainly initiated a public dialogue between the various actors, thus providing a welcome alternative to the decisions of the Court of Justice. In the report, it quite rightly states that gambling policy in Europe needs to be clarified. We must also do all we can to take action against illegal betting.
Moreover, the report’s major message, that there should be strong support for national decision making, is absolutely vital. Gambling is something quite different from ordinary economic activity. Given this, there are good arguments for organising gambling games so that they are covered by national legislation. This would take into account the special features of Member States and, furthermore, their levels of consumer protection."@en1
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