Tag Archives: European Commission
Belgium – EGBA welcomes European Commission proposal for European Digital Identity
The European Commission has announced plans for a European digital identity, an electronic identity wallet (e-ID) to allow EU citizens to access public and private services online, a move welcomed by European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) who believes it will lead to more common approaches to identity verification for many online sectors in Europe,…
Belgium – EGBA welcomes Digital Services Act proposal
The European Commission has published its long-awaited legislative proposal for a Digital Service Act, which inter alia introduces rules for regulating large digital platforms and ensuring that markets impacted by digital gatekeepers remain fair and competitive. EGBA welcomes the Commission’s proposal and its wider effort to deepen the European Digital Single Market (DSM) which is…
Spain – Spanish trade body presents compendium of allegations to European Commission
Jdigital, the Spanish Digital Gaming Association that brings together more than 80 per cent of the country’s online gaming operators, has presented a compendium of allegations to the European Commission to defend the interests and viability of the sector and related industries and to denounce discrimination between public and private gambling. Jdigital has the support…
Sweden – EC refers Swedish monopoly to the Court of Justice
The European Commission has taken two separate decisions to refer Sweden to the Court of Justice of the EU in relation to Swedish legislation for gambling services. In November 2013 the Commission asked Sweden to take action to ensure compliance of its national rules with EU law in the areas of online betting services and…
