Tag Архив: EGBA
Белгия – EGBA приветства предложенията за нови правила на ЕС срещу прането на пари
The European Union’s anti-money laundering rules are set to be updated and reinforced after the European Commission published proposals for two anti-money laundering (AML) Regulations and a revision of the current EU AML Directive today. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the proposals and reaffirms its commitment to work with all relevant regulatory…
Switzerland – Industry groups send letter to European Commission in support of re-established EU Expert Group on Gambling
17 trade associations, representing the leading online gambling operators in the EU, have sent a joint letter to the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, calling for the European Commission to re-establish the EU Expert Group on Gambling Services to support regulatory cooperation between Europe’s gambling authorities. The key recommendation from the industry group…
Belgium – EGBA welcomes gambling authorities call to re-establish EU expert group on gambling
A group of gambling authorities from 14 EU Member States have written to the European Commission to formally request the reestablishment of the Commission-mandated EU Expert Group on Gambling, the Chairperson of the Dutch Gambling Authority, René Jansen, has confirmed at a webinar this morning. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) fully supports reestablishing…
Италия – EGBA поставя под въпрос дали ходът на Италия за намаляване на онлайн лицензите противоречи на законодателството на ЕС
The European Gaming and Betting Association believes that the Italian authorities should notify the European Commission about a new draft law proposing a reduction in the number of online gambling licensees in the country by two thirds. Notification enables the Commission to scrutinise and determine whether proposed national laws are in full compliance with EU…
Белгия – EGBA приветства предложението на Европейската комисия за европейска цифрова идентичност
The European Commission has announced plans for a European digital identity, an electronic identity wallet (e-ID) to allow EU citizens to access public and private services online, a move welcomed by European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) who believes it will lead to more common approaches to identity verification for many online sectors in Europe,…
Германия – Данъкът върху онлайн казиното би облагодетелствал наземните оператори в нарушение на правилата на ЕС за държавна помощ
Предложение на германския Бундесрат за облагане на залозите на онлайн покера и слотовете с наказателни ставки би довело до повече немски играчи, които използват нелицензирани уебсайтове и би предложило значително и несправедливо данъчно предимство на наземните оператори, достигащо 290 милиона евро всяка година само в Бавария. Европейската асоциация за игри и залагания (EGBA) предупреди, че...
Belgium – EGBA highlights data flow as post-Brexit concern
The European Gaming and Betting Association has highlighted cross-border data flow as a post-Brexit concern for online gaming companies operating in both the UK and the EU. On December 24, after months of negotiations, the EU and UK finally agreed to a post-Brexit trade deal which outlines their future relationship now the UK has officially…
Finland – EGBA explains why it’s time for Finland to lose its gambling monopoly
With Finland’s gambling policy at a cross-roads, Maarten Haijer of the European Gambling and Betting Association believes the government faces a clear choice: stick with the failings of the current policy and its monopoly system, or change course. Mr. Haijer said Finland is now the only EU county which still has a gambling monopoly. This…
Белгия – EGBA приветства предложението за Закона за цифровите услуги
Европейската комисия публикува дългоочакваното си законодателно предложение за Закон за цифровите услуги, който наред с другото въвежда правила за регулиране на големи цифрови платформи и гарантира, че пазарите, повлияни от дигиталните пазачи, остават справедливи и конкурентни. EGBA приветства предложението на Комисията и нейните по-широки усилия за задълбочаване на европейския цифров единен пазар (DSM), който е...
