EPMA Study
The economic and social contribution of horseracing in Europe

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Sustainable funding
of the european horseracing sector
through pari mutuel betting

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EPMA document
on the benefits of Pari Mutuel

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The Pari Mutuel model
for the funding of racing and sport

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 NEWS - EPMA members support the decisions of the European Court of Justice on Ladbrokes and Betfair cases in the Netherlands on 3rd June The Court in cases C-258/08 and C-203/08 considers that a State is entitled to adopt a restrictive policy in the Internet gaming and gambling sector particularly by granting a licence to a unique operator and by renewing such licence without opening the tender to other operators. The Netherlands justifies such restrictive policy by stating that the unique operator is under direct State supervision and therefore in line with its policy to combat fraud and crime.

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 NEWS - EPMA members met for the annual General Assembly in Brussels on 6th May

Philippe Germond, President of the PMU was re-elected as Chairman of the Association together with a Board of 4 members from ATG, Swedish operator, UK Tote, Tote Ireland and Norsk Rikstoto, Norwegian Tote.

Bertil Vagnhammar from the European Commission and Juan Carlos Alfonso Rubio and Rosa Godino from the Spanish Presidency were invited to exchange views with EPMA members.

Jean-Noel Hennau and Achille Cassart presented an update of the Belgium legal gambling reform and the opportunity to develop Pari Mutuel bets on foreign races.

Jean-Pierre Beuret and Jean-Luc Moner-Banet explained the launch of the popular initiative in Switzerland (Romandy) "Gambling and gaming for good causes”.

Mathieu Moreuil from UK Premier League explained the various actions and messages of the SROC

> Download EPMA annual report

 

 NEWS - EPMA attended the first CEN Workshop on remote responsible gaming standards on 4th May

For EPMA members, the exchange of best practices is key to improve the knowledge and efficiency of responsible gaming measures and tools available on the market. However, EPMA has pointed out a few elements essential for the success of the Workshop:
- it seems essential to have as many Gaming Regulatory Agencies as possible around the table of discussion
   
- The Workshop should work in parallel with the European Commission as a Green Paper on gambling is announced for the end of 2010. The CEN Workshop should not deliver its set of standards before knowing what the Commission wishes to push forward at European level in this area.

> Link to the workshop (registration is ongoing)

 

 NEWS - EPMA supports the Belgium Racing Federation in its legal fight



The new legal framework on gambling dated 10th January 2010 is contested in front of the Belgium Constitutional Court by Derby/Ladbrokes. After a debate in May on an eventual suspensive decision, the Court should deliver its opinion at the end of June.




   
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