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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2024) 2177
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Notification: 2024/0453/LT
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MSG: 20242177.EN
1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0453 LT EN 16-08-2024 LT NOTIF
2. Lithuania
3A. Lietuvos standartizacijos departamentas
Algirdo g. 31, LT- 03219 Vilnius
Tel. +370 659 67311
Elektroninis paštas lstboard@lsd.lt
3B. Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerija
Lukiškių g. 2
LT-01512 Vilnius
Tel. +370 (5) 239 0000
Elektroninis paštas finmin@finmin.lt
4. 2024/0453/LT - H10 - Games of chance
5. Draft Law on Amendments to Articles 2 and 20(7) of Gaming Law of the Republic of Lithuania No. IX-325
6. Remote gambling
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8. A payment service provider shall only execute payment and/or distance payment transactions related to, or initiated by payment card for the benefit of, the entities on the List of entities authorised to carry out remote gambling activities in the Republic of Lithuania.
9. Illegal remote gambling has a negative impact on public finances. However, the social harm caused by illegal gambling is all the more important, since participation in such games does not provide a player with any safeguards. Illegal gambling is open to adolescents and young people, and to individuals on the list of persons who have voluntarily restricted their chances to gamble. Unrestricted gambling advertising activities make the gambling process even more attractive. The Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority issues binding orders to block both websites relating to illegal remote gambling and payments for the benefit of the illegal remote gambling operator. Since 2016, the Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority has blocked more than 1,600 illegal websites, accordingly issuing binding orders for payment service providers to block payments. However, practice shows that the use of blocking is not sufficiently effective due to the different payment methods used, and it is therefore proposed to introduce additional measures.
It should be noted that gambling activities are not harmonised at EU level and therefore, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, it is up to each Member State, in accordance with its own values, to decide and determine the conditions for gambling activities based on the grounds of general interest such as the protection of players, the prevention of money laundering, consumer fraud and incitement of citizens to excessive spending in connection with gambling. In the light of these considerations, an entity seeking to provide gambling services, including remote gambling services, in a given Member State must comply with the requirements of that Member State’s legislation governing the organisation of games, such as licences, authorisations, etc. An entity shall be regarded as an illegal gambling operator if it is not authorised, in accordance with the legislation of the Member State concerned, to provide gambling services in that Member State.
10. References of the Basic Texts:
11. No
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13. No
14. No
15. No
16.
TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No
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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
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