EU launches action plan on online gambling

The European Commission has launched an action plan for the online gambling market across the region and warned that if it does not achieve its objective, the EU will consider binding legislation.

“The commission is not proposing EU-wide legislation on online gambling, it is proposing a comprehensive set of actions and common principles on protection.”

Under the new framework, member states will be free to set the objectives of their policies on online gambling, “[but] ensuring compliance of national law with the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU is a prerequisite of a successful EU policy on online gambling.”