Governing bodies such as The United Nations, The European Union and even The United States were set up so that a reasonable amount of overseeing could be placed upon multiple governments that have their own needs and systems, but are generally congregated in one area.  The United States federal government sits above fifty independent states, The European Union is a loose body that maintains unity is several European countries, and of course, the United Nations is a world wide organization.  Not only are these bodies meant to keep peace and help defend, but they also maintain economic and business practices that protect a wide range of consumers from varied backgrounds, nationalities, and ideals.  Such a body exists in Europe and its job is to keep Europe’s online casinos in check.

The European Union has a commission for online casinos registered within its jurisdictions.  There job is to keep the industry on an even keel.  Sometimes this means coming down on a country.  Just recently the European Commission gave Denmark until November 9, 2009 to amend a draft on a legislation which would regulate online gambling in the Scandinavian country.  The commission felt that the current draft created barriers to European trade.  The commission also took exception to a Danish State monopoly on inter alia pool betting for horse racing.

The Secretary General for the European Gambling and Betting Association, Sigrid Ligne said, “We support the Danish government’s intention to move towards a regulated opening of the online gaming market but this has to be done in compliance with European Commission law requirements.”  He continued, “We welcome the European Commission´s continued resolve to ensure that all gaming and betting legislation in the European Union complies with the core principles of the European Commission Treaty.

It is the job of bodies like the European Commission to make sure that all nations are treated fairly while still honoring the sovereignty of independent states.  This is a daunting task in this day of easy travel and online access.  This is also a job that the commission take s seriously.  They not only wish to police but to help and encourage Mr Ligne also stated, “We would welcome an opportunity to share our expertise and knowledge of other licensing regimes in the European Union to ensure an effective regime can be introduced at the earliest opportunity.”

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