The consultation step is closed. It means that the debate although livened up for many years will now be led or coordinated by the European Commission. Indeed, after having collected the opinions of all stakeholders and institutions on the Green Paper on online gambling, Commissioner Michel Barnier starts to announce the next steps: an Action Plan for June 2012.
EPMA as well as individual Pari Mutuel operators have promoted the advantages of the Tote model and have submitted working tracks through their contributions:
- Study the impact of the different betting models (pari mutuel, fixed-odd, betting exchange) on prevention of addiction, fraud and match/race fixing, financing good causes,
- Database protection
- Legal study on betting rights
The European Horse Network (EHN) after its second year of activities has achieved a lot to promote the horse sector in all EU policies where it is relevant. The 16 Federations work in partnership to tackle many issues, animal transportation, research, and breeding preservation. 2012 will focus on Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform and preservation of cultural heritage
