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 EGBA welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a European digital identity

 
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the introduction of an electronic identification proposed by the European Commission and ensures that it could have a significant impact on customer identity verification in the gaming sector.
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It should be noted that the European Commission has announced plans for a European digital identity, an electronic identity (e-ID) wallet that allows EU citizens to access public and private services online.

In this regard, EGBA has published a press release in which it welcomes the proposal and believes that it will lead to more common approaches to identity verification for many online sectors in Europe, including online gambling.

The European Commission's new proposal, which amends the Commission's previous eIDAS regulation, would oblige EU public and private sector bodies to offer the e-ID and allow for EU citizens to use the e-ID anywhere in the EU to identify and authenticate themselves to access services in both the public and private sectors.

Below, we share the potential benefits for the sector according to EGBA:

Customers: reliable method for online betting customers, in every EU country, to verify their identity in an easy and secure manner. It would also allow the customer to control what information they wish to share.

Operators: streamlined method for compliance with the different national Know-Your-Customer requirements, such as age verification, which they must comply with in the EU. A standardized identity verification method would particularly help reduce administrative and compliance costs for those online gambling operators who operate across multiple European jurisdictions.

Regulators - Standardized method for identifying customers and supporting operator compliance in your jurisdiction. It could also have a positive impact on the EU's fight against criminal and fraudulent activities.

As the European Commission has explained, the adoption of a European electronic identification could also generate 9.6 billion euros in benefits for the EU economy and create up to 27,000 jobs in a period of five years.

Currently 14 EU countries have e-ID schemes, of which only 7 include mobile apps and, by 2030, the Commission has set a target that 80% of EU citizens use e-ID.

Ekaterina Hartmann, EGBA Director, referred to the European Commission proposal and highlights the positive impact it would bring to the gaming industry in the continent, such as “help strengthen existing processes to prevent minors from accessing online gambling and to fight fraud and money laundering”.
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