The European Commission on Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprises has no intention of advocating for the creation of a common European legislation on gambling, this according to European Commissioner Elu017cbieta Bieu0144kowska.
Asked to clarify the EU Commission's position on the issue by Mara Bizzotto, Italy's Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Commissioner Bieu0144kowska explained that EU member States will keep their sovereignty on gambling matters, and that "the Commission is committed to supporting the efforts of Member States in this area."
Following the ban on slot machines voted by the government of the Province of Vienna, Bizzotto sent a written question to the European Commission on February 27 asking if the executive body of the European Union intended to push the Member States to work toward a harmonization of gambling legislation.