- EU Parliament accepts IMCO report in support of national gambling regulation.
- A supra-national EU wide framework is not supported by the members.
- As the EU Commission has a completely different position, there will be no new EU legislation until the two can agree a common way forward.
As expected, the EU Parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, has voted to adopt the report by the Internal Markets and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO). There were 572 votes for, 79 against and 61 abstentions.