European Parliament Talks Sports: 1

The European Parliament has a big decision to make in the upcoming weeks regarding online betting. This time however it is not about online casinos, it is regarding sports betting online on sports such as cricket, football, and horse racing. Sports betting online is a huge business in Europe, over 3 million people wager online for their favorite teams or players. The newest decision that needs to be made by the European Parliament is whether or not it's online sports betting should be regulated at the European level or at the national level. The online casino industry is currently in regulated at the national level. A recent report by the Parliament's Internal Market Committee suggests that the national governments need to regulate their own countries Internet gaming.

The recent report does not have the final say, the topic will be debated in Strasburg and going into it no one knows exactly what will happen. A recent report that was released titled “the integrity of online gambling” created plenty of controversy and rumors to be started about the online casino industry and the online sports betting world. In the most recent report, over 400 amendments have been called for to be reviewed by the committee. One gentleman in particular, Christel Schaldemose, a Danish Socialist has expressed his opinion on this highly debated issue. He thinks that all governments should find a common ground on certain things like personal data or security, illegal online actions, gambling addiction, age requirements and game fixing. Another topic that definitely has to be discussed is how and what measures to take to protect youth from gambling online at online casinos or poker rooms.