European Casino Association Welcomes Parliament Decision Regarding Online Gambling
By Staff
The European Casino Association (ECA) has welcomed the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the integrity of online gambling.
An overwhelming 544 in favour to 36 against (with 66 abstentions) meant the resolution, which highlights the special nature of gambling services due to social aspects, makes views on online gambling clear.
Ron Goudsmit, chairman of the European Casino Association, said: “The European Parliament has always placed social and public order concerns over purely economic interests. The Resolution acknowledges that Member States are best placed to ensure consumer protection and fraud prevention through the regulation and control of their individual gambling markets and their right to do so have been repeatedly confirmed by the European Courts.”
