The European Commission has doubts about the effectiveness of blocking websites. Not only because of technical difficulties but because of the high economic cost. A scenario that also does not preclude an illegal supply is still available on the web, harming the legal operators and brands. This conclusion is in the public consultation launched by the EU executive about the game online.
The document, leaked by the site Linx Public Affairs, says in his introduction: "While blocking access to national unlicensed operators may be justified, has shown that is technically costly today" and therefore , a "lawless offer but significant residual remains accessible." Later he adds: "the effectiveness of a locking system depends on a list of items to block predefined date and also the softwareadecuado.
These systems are obviously more likely to be effective against brands and against licensed operators against illegal operators. " Online gambling is 7.5% of the market for gambling in Europe, whose revenues totaled 75,900 million euros en2008. Poker, gambling and other Internet gambling through a situation of legal limbo for years.
While some EU countries are banned in other operating freely under government license. As the EU guarantees the free movement of persons, goods and services, no one can prevent these sites offer their own all European consumers via the Internet, without paying taxes in the country of residence of the player.
The draft law to regulate this sector in Spain is very slow, but includes the creation of a new tax on gambling, including on the Internet, and an independent regulatory body of the State Lotteries (LAE) to control this type of activities. The Spanish Association of Internet Gamblers (Aedapi) today reported financial results, the industry earned 315 million profit last year, 20% more than in 2009. 
The document, leaked by the site Linx Public Affairs, says in his introduction: "While blocking access to national unlicensed operators may be justified, has shown that is technically costly today" and therefore , a "lawless offer but significant residual remains accessible." Later he adds: "the effectiveness of a locking system depends on a list of items to block predefined date and also the softwareadecuado.
These systems are obviously more likely to be effective against brands and against licensed operators against illegal operators. " Online gambling is 7.5% of the market for gambling in Europe, whose revenues totaled 75,900 million euros en2008. Poker, gambling and other Internet gambling through a situation of legal limbo for years.
While some EU countries are banned in other operating freely under government license. As the EU guarantees the free movement of persons, goods and services, no one can prevent these sites offer their own all European consumers via the Internet, without paying taxes in the country of residence of the player.
The draft law to regulate this sector in Spain is very slow, but includes the creation of a new tax on gambling, including on the Internet, and an independent regulatory body of the State Lotteries (LAE) to control this type of activities. The Spanish Association of Internet Gamblers (Aedapi) today reported financial results, the industry earned 315 million profit last year, 20% more than in 2009.
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