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The Lisbon Treaty was complacently accepted by many EU member-states in the past elections and fought vehemently by other nations (Ireland was very opposed to joining the Lisbon Treaty but a passed the legislation in a re-vote). And though the Lisbon Treaty may have some key issues, the “Citizens Initiative” provision gives some very strong power back to the citizens of the European Union. Supporters of an open online casino gambling industry in the EU have launched the Right2Bet campaign in an effort to force the EU Parliament to take action on the internet gambling issue. Essentially, the citizens are looking for the Parliament to liberalize the EU market and pass legislation that clearly outlines the expectations that EU member-states participate in an open market.

Several EU member-states are stubbornly maintaining their current online casino gambling monopolies and have refused negotiations and request from the European Commission for more open internet gambling laws. The Commission has asked all EU member-states to comply with the EU’s policies regarding the free trade of goods and services between EU member-states. The Right2Bet campaign will pick up where the Commission’s efforts have failed. Although the Commission is actively supporting and working toward an open gambling environment for online casinos, the negotiations are time-consuming and lengthy and the EU Parliament has refused to come to the aid of the Commission with some clear legislation on the topic.

To that end, if the Right2Bet campaign gathers one million signatures in support of the online casino gambling then the EU Parliament will be forced to put the issue on the agenda and directly address the EU’s internet gambling policies.