The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is demanding that single-market regulations in the EU be “enforced more strongly across all sectors, including online gambling.”
In a statement, the industry body said the need for stronger enforcement “is particularly clear in those sectors which are not yet harmonized, such as online gambling,” and added that the 16.5 million Europeans who bet online “experience 27 different sets of national online gambling policies.”
It estimates the value of the EU online gambling sector at €22.2 billion (US$24.63 billion), growing 10 percent each year.
The EGBA says single market-rules are especially important in the online space, as more people go online to purchase goods and services and partake in entertainment such as iGaming.
