Glenn Cezanne EU Bytes D
ear readers, today I want to warm you up to what will be one of the hottest discussed policy topics in Brussels, if it is not already the case: The Digital Services Act. First
announced in mid-2019 by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and as part of the European Digital Strategy it seeks to modernise the regulatory framework of digital services in the European Union.
Why is this important?
Well, the legal framework for digital services has been unchanged since the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive in the year 2000. That is 20 years of technological change and new or young digital actors maturing at lightning speed and that without the appropriate regulatory framework to create sustainable market conditions.
Why is this important for you?
I believe it is important for everyone, especially in light of fact that our interests as business and our power as customers increasingly turns to the online world. Oh, why important for gambling?
Well, within the spirit of what I just mentioned, the expectations are that it will impact online marketplaces, social media platforms, internet services providers, search engines, video gaming platforms, etc. The whole shebang. More specifi cally, I would say think advertisement, illegal content, notice and action procedures and principles such as know your business customer which the European Parliament is trying to introduce at the moment. The latter brings memories of anti-money laundering provisions.
But, there is also the specifi c question of gambling.
Let’s have a look at the e-Commerce Directive. It specifi cally excludes “gambling activities which involve wagering a stake with monetary value in games of chance, including lotteries and betting transactions.” As a side note, it does not cover “promotional competitions or games where the purpose is to encourage the sale of goods or services and where payments, if they arise, serve only to acquire the promoted goods or services.” At the moment, from the noise I gather in the EU institutions and industry stakeholders, there is an interest to keep the basis of the e-Commerce
Glenn Cezanne explains the nuances of the Digital Services Act - and why it affects gaming.
28 OCTOBER 2020
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