EUROPEAN LAWS TRY TO SILENCE RIGHT2BET CONSUMER
CAMPAIGN
22 January 2010
Watch the videos European governments don’t
want people to see!
Viral videos created by consumer choice champions
right2bet.net to illustrate the unfair nature of current
European betting restrictions are being blocked from
being advertised on websites across Europe, the campaign
claimed this week.
The series of spoof videos
show the ‘Renegade Ref’ let loose on the streets,
imposing random rules on innocent members of the public.
With his trusty whistle never far from his lips, he
brandishes red and yellow cards at any unsuspecting
victims who fall foul of his very own unfathomable
instructions.
Right2bet is calling for EU Member
States to end state gambling monopolies and commercial
protectionism and allow their citizens the same freedom
to bet with any licensed European betting company that
UK citizens have. The campaign urges consumers/players
to back it by signing a petition at
www.right2bet.net
The very laws that prevent people in countries such
as France, Germany, Sweden, Finland and The Netherlands
from choosing their betting provider are forcing some
websites and bloggers in those countries to reluctantly
turn away the informative but fun videos.
Michael
Robb, right2bet spokesperson, said: “The ridiculousness
of European betting laws has never been better
demonstrated. The ‘Renegade Ref’ videos are encouraging
people to join our consumer campaign and make a stand
for freedom of choice. But because the campaign is
linked to betting as opposed to any other leisure
industry, we’re told that many websites are worried they
may not be allowed to show the material.
“It’s
farcical – they’re free to put them up if we don’t pay
them, but not if they’re commercially advertised. It
proves our point that these outdated laws are impinging
on people’s freedom, not just to bet, but also to
express opinion. This is fundamentally against what the
EU should stand for.”
The videos are allowed to
be advertised in countries which allow betting
advertising, such as the UK.
Watch the videos
they want banned in Europe.
The Renegade Ref #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHxLmIkAp8
The
Renegade Ref #19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ySzXPW4ZY
The
Renegade Ref #28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5GsGeq7k6o
The
Renegade Ref #37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMxO0ItTtY
The
Renegade Ref #98
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJLFN2Zy6FU
Right2bet wants to generate one million signatures for
its online petition to persuade the EU Commission that
state betting monopolies are illegal, unfair, and
curtail consumer freedom of choice.
Betting
companies within the EU are currently barred from
expanding into other European countries including
Germany, France, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands
because of regulations that force their citizens to use
just one or two betting providers based within their own
borders, contradicting EU principles of free trade among
Member States.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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