Key Takeaways
- Speaking at the ICE conference in London yesterday, a senior official from the EU Commission told operators that all member states should establish a licensing system for online gambling.
- The statement is remarkable since it represents almost the opposite position from that taken by former EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, who believed that online gambling regulation was beyond the capability of individual states, and should be legislated on at the EU level.
- Temmink’s comments can be taken as representing a new position for the EU Commission.
Speaking at the ICE conference in London this week, a senior official from the EU Commission told operators that all member states should establish a licensing system for online gambling.
