Laurie Korpi's presentation - QED

Bi-lateral agreements have emerged as across-border regulatory toolUKARJEL, FranceDenmarkAlderney Gambling Control CommissionIsle of Man Gambling SupervisionCommissionGibraltar Gambling CommissionerJersey Gambling CommissionLotteries and Gaming Authority, MaltaFranceAAMS, ItalyGambling Commission, UKDGOJ, SpainSpainARJEL, FranceMaltaDanish Gambling AuthorityJersey Gambling CommissionIsle of Man Gambling SupervisionCommissionAlcohol & Gaming Commission, OntarioItalyARJEL, France4

...and member state legislation which‘ring-fence’ markets5

...as have blacklists / blocking listsBelgium64 websites onblacklistEstonia680 websiteson blockinglistItaly4,296websites onblocking listCyprus456 websites 6 on blocking list

...however effectiveness questionedNorwayEvaluation of payment blockingItalyExperience with website blocking7

Over the years, the CJEU, the main forumGermanyC-409/06 Winner Wetten – September 8, 2010Joined cases C-316/07, C-358/07 to C-360/07, C-409/07 andC-410/07 Markus Stoß - September 8, 2010C-46/08 Carmen Media - September 8, 2010Westlotto and Digibet [PENDING]FinlandC-124/97Läärä -September21, 1999UKC-275/92Schindler –March 24, 1994NetherlandsC-203/08 Betfair v TheMinister of Justice – June3, 2010 – TheNetherlandsC-258/08 Ladbrokes v DeLotto – June 3, 2010 –The NetherlandsFranceC-212/08 Zeturf - June 30, 2011PortugalC-42/07 SantaCasa –September 8,2009ItalyC-67/98 Zenatti – October 21, 1999C-243/01 Gambelli – November 6, 2003C-338/04 Placanica – March 6, 2007LatviaC-470/11Garkalns –July 19,2012SwedenC-447/08Sjöberg andGerdin –July 8, 2010PolandJoined casesC-213/11 Fortuna,C-214/11 Grand andC-217/11 Forta -July 19, 2012AustriaC-64/08 ErnstEngelmann -September 9, 2010C-347/09 Dickingerand Ömer -September 15, 2011C-176/11 HIT andHIT LARIX - July12, 2012C-390/12 PflegerGreeceand OthersJoined[PENDING]casesC-186/11 andC-209/11Stanleybet andOthers – January24, 2013Joined cases C-72/10 Costa and C-77/10 Cifone - February 16, 2012Joined cases C-660/11 and C-8/12 Biasci and Others [PENDING]8

...and European Commission, via initiatedinfringement proceedingsMemberStateAustriaGamesLand-basedCasinosStep 1 of theprocedure:Letter offormal noticeOctober 2006Step 2 of theprocedure:ReasonedOpinionProceedingssuspended inJune 2007InfringementProceedingsFormerly ClosedYes (March 2009)Czech Information has not being made available yet. NoRepublicDenmark Sports Betting April 2006 March 2007 YesFinland Sports Betting April 2006 March 2007 No (but thelegislation haschanged since)France Online Sportsand HorseraceBettingOctober 2006 June 2007 Yes (November2010)GermanySports Bettingand OnlineGames ofChanceApril 2006 andJanuary 2008N/A.No (but thelegislation haschanged since)Greece Sports Betting June 2007 February 2008 No (but thelegislation haschanged since)Hungary Sports Betting April 2006 March 2007 No (but thelegislation haschanged since)ItalySports Bettingand OnlineGames ofChanceApril andOctober 2006Proceedingssuspended inJune 2007TheSports Betting April 2006 February 2008 NoNetherlandsSlovenia Information has not being made available yet. NoSweden Sports Bettingand PorkerGames andTournamentsApril 2006 forSports Bettingand January2008 for PokerJune 2007 forSports BettingNoYes (May 2012)9

...and don’t forget complaints• 80+ complaints from gambling businesses lodgedwith European Commission (circa Feb 2013).10

European Commission’s approach• Michel Barnier – dialogue approach• The Green Paper Consultation• The Communication on Online Gambling - ‘Towards acomprehensive European framework for online gambling’– action plan• Priority areas– national laws comply with EU law– improving administrative cooperation andenforcement– consumer protection– preventing fraud– safeguarding the integrity of sports11

Action Plan: exploring European added value2012• Commission letters to 20 member states• Creation of expert group on gambling, meetings ongoing• Extending AML directive to all forms of gambling2013 2014• Publish a recommendationon common protection ofconsumers• Publish a recommendationon responsible gamblingadvertising• Explore possibility of EUstandard on gamblingequipment• Explore benefits and limitsof enforcement measures• Support benchmarking andtesting of parental controltools• Suggests a behaviouralstudy on online gambling• Explore use of IMIregulation• Goal to create acommon set ofconsumer protectionprinciples• Consider initiatives fora research policy ongambling disorders• Recommendation onbest practices in theprevention andcombating bettingrelated match-fixing• Publish initiative onnotice-and-actionprocedures reunauthorised internetcontent hosted by ISPs12

Subsidiarity to Active Subsidiarity+ Added Value to...“Subsidiarity” + “...a pure Internal Market approach is notappropriate in this highly sensitive area...”European Parliament 2004-2009 – Report on the integrity of online gambling, Committee ofthe Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Rapporteur: Christel Schaldemose“Subsidiarity” + “Active Subsidiarity” + “...in some areasthere would be clear added value from a coordinatedEuropean approach...”European Parliament 2009-2014– Report on online gambling in the internal market,Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Rapporteur: JürgenCreutzmann...so, what is next?13

Thank you!For a digital copy of this presentation or an explanation of theunderlying material please feel free to contact me on the detailsbelow. This presentation has been based on material available onGamblingCompliance.com and the following publications:UK HeadquartersUS HeadquartersRegional offices91 Waterloo RoadLondonSE1 8RTTel: +44(0)207 921 9980Fax: +44(0)207 960 2885Suite 200 DC 20036 Buenos Aires, Sydney and Taipei1250 Connecticut Avenue NWWashington D.C, United StatesTel: 1-888747-5597Fax: 1-888436-4085 Laurie Korpi,Legal and Research Director, International.laurie@gamblingcompliance.com© GamblingCompliance Ltd. 201314