EU gambling consultation must create ‘competitive landscape’

Reports of a EurActiv interview with Khalid Ali, secretary-general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA). The main subject was the upcoming EU-wide public consultation on the future of Europe's rapidly-growing online gambling market.

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European Commission: Memo/11/186: Public Consultation on On-line gambling in the Internal Market - Frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/186&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Website: European Sports Security Association http://www.eu-ssa.org/

Website: European Gaming & Betting Association http://www.egba.eu/en/

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the framework for gambling and betting in the EU member states: 3057th COMPETITIVENESS (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space) , 10.12.2010 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/intm/118398.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU court rejects German gambling limits http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-court-rejects-german-gambling-limits/

European Commission: IP/11/358: On-line gambling in Europe: let's discuss http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/358&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 23.3.11: EU gambling market 'needs harmonised rules' http://www.euractiv.com/sports/eu-gambling-market-needs-harmoni-news-503421

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