EU Policy & Law
Communication towards a comprehensive European framework on online gambling, October 2012
Policy from: European Commission
Online gambling is a fast growing servic e activity in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% . Annual revenues in 2015 are expected to be in the region of €13 billion, compared to €9.3 billion in 2011. This would repr esent a total growth rate of almost 40% . The economic significance of the sector is also s hown by the high level of innovation of the EU industry and the increasing amount of tax revenues generated in the Member States.
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Resolution on online gambling in the internal market, November 2011
Policy from: European Parliament
The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission communication of 24 March 2011 entitled ‘Green Paper on online gambling in the Internal Market’ (COM(201 1)0128), – having regard to Articles 51, 52 and 56 of the Tr eaty on the Functioning of the European Union, – having regard to the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the Treaty on the Functi oning of the European Union...
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Green Paper on online gambling in the Internal Market, March 2011
Policy from: European Commission
The purpose of this Green paper is to launch an extensive public consultation on all relevant public policy challenges and possible Internal Market issues resulting from the rapid development of both licit and unauthorised on-line gambling offers directed at citizens located in the EU.
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Resolution on the integrity of online gambling, February 2009
Policy from: European Parliament
RR\414363EN.doc 3/14 PE414.363v02-00 EN MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the integrity of online gambling (2008/2215(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to Article 49 of the EC Treaty, – having regard to the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the EC Treaty, – having regard to the case-law developed by the Co urt of Justice of the European Communities 1 , – having regard to Directive 2006/123/EC of the Eur opean Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal mar ket 2 (Services Directive) ...
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