ECA submission to the study on gambling services in the internal market
Position of the European Casino Association on the draft final report of the Study of Gambling Services in the Internal Market of the European Union
The European Casino Association (ECA) appreciated the initiative taken by the European Commission’s DG Internal Market to tender a study on the legal and economic framework for gambling services in the European Union’s Member States. A legal analysis of national rules is, for as far as it does not exist already, a helpful tool.
ECA position on the proposal for a Directive on Services
Position of the European Casino Association on the Proposal for a Directive on
Services in the Internal Market for the gaming sector The proposed Directive on Services in the Internal Market covers most services provided to consumers and businesses across the EU. In the proposal the Commission put forward in January 2004, the Directive also addresses the issue of games of chance in the internal market.
The revision of the Television Without Frontiers (TVWF) Directive
Observations of the European Casino Association on the issue paper on the scope of the Directive: “Rules applicable to Audiovisual Content Services”
The European Casino Association (ECA) represents the interests of over 800 casinos and approximately 62,000 employees across Europe. Founded in the early 90’s as the European Casino Forum, the ECA has gradually grown over the years and today includes Members from the majority of the EU’s Member States (Estonia, Luxembourg, Germany, France, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, the Czech Republic) and from Switzerland.
