By The Weekly Edge desk ·
PressGiochi reported that Austria submitted a gambling and telecommunications reform bill to the European Commission. The proposal includes additional concessions and blocking of illegal websites and payments.
The proposed framework would change licensing and illegal-market blocking arrangements.
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Operators face planned licensing reform in Austria and tighter enforcement in the Netherlands, Denmark and France.
Authorities’ planned cooperation targets illegal online gambling, including cross-border operations and businesses supporting unlicensed operators.
Gambling authorities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein focused on strengthening international cooperation against illegal gambling.
Regulators discussed cross-border cooperation on illegal gambling alongside regulatory developments, betting and prediction markets.
The notification places Austria’s proposed online gambling framework into the EU review process.