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"The online gambling sector is growing constantly, accounting for about 10% of the gambling market, equivalent to a market volume of around EUR 10 billion per year. Imposing absolute bans would be a disastrous decision. On the contrary, the shadowy parts of the industry need to be combated and regulated through legal provision for gambling. That is why I voted in favour.
The difficulties of regulation and the legal fragmentation of the sector, including in view of the use of the Internet – which knows no boundaries – really make close cooperation between the licensing authorities of Member Countries a necessity. This could follow the Italian or French example, where a licensing authority may award an unlimited number of licences while, at the same time, carrying out thorough checks to prevent crimes such as money laundering or other gambling-related crimes being committed. However, there is a need to establish minimum applicable standards across the whole of the EU. These standards should be binding for all authorised operators who offer online gambling services and should grant Member States the power to come up with additional rules, so that they can protect minors and prevent gambling addictions more and more."@en1
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