It is important to note that sports betting as against other forms of gambling in certain national regulatory regimes are subject to relatively lighter licensing regimes. Thus monopolies have often been authorised to develop on-line activities and certain Member States with monopoly regimes have gradually opted for an opening of their on-line gambling and betting market. The online gambling market is the fastest growing segment of the overall gambling market, with annual revenues in excess of € 6,16bn in 2008. These two models co-existed within the internal market given the relatively limited possibilities of selling gambling services across borders in the past. The purpose of this Green paper is to launch an extensive public consultation on all relevant public policy challenges and possible Internal Market issues resulting from the rapid development of both licit and unauthorised on-line gambling offers directed at citizens located in the EU.īroadly speaking there are currently two models of national regulatory framework applied in the field of gambling: one based on licensed operators providing services within a strictly regulated framework and the other on a strictly controlled monopoly (state owned or otherwise). Financing of benevolent and public interest activities as well as events on which on-line sports betting relies 6 Related services performed and/or used by on-line gambling services providers 6Ģ.3.3. Definition and organisation of on-line gambling services 6Ģ.2. Key policy issues subject to the present consultation 6Ģ.1. On-line gambling in the EU: current situation 6Ģ. Regulating on-line gambling in the EU: Recent developments and current challenges from the Internal Market standpoint 6ġ.2. GREEN PAPER on on-line gambling in the Internal Market 3ġ. On on-line gambling in the Internal Market

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