The coordinator of the EPP-ED group, Malcolm Harbour (UK), announced that a minority opinion would be tabled at the plenary vote - because of divisions of a mainly national character, especially within his group.
Deputātu skatījumā azartspēles uzskatāmas par "sevišķi īpašu ekonomisku darbību", kurā "pilnīga iekšējā tirgus pieeja nav piemērota".