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In case you didn't see it, we had our first of a weekly series of articles on the GX website.  We are delighted to have the opportunity to speak about the key issues in the area of online betting regulation to such a key audience.

At the end of the day, the consumers with the most interest in this area and the most to gain (or lose, if change doesn't materialise) are European gamblers, and GX speaks directly to that audience.  It is key that we get the right2bet message out there so that more and more people are aware of the dire state of play around the EU.

In this week's blog for GX we spoke about the background to the campaign and our amazement at the situation as it stands.  We also outlined why change is good for everyone - consumers, betting companies and even governments.  The only people who lose out by an open, fair and well-regulated gambling industry in the EU are the monopoly operators themselves, most of which are in bed with the powers that be.

If you've not done so yet, please sign the petition, tell your friends about the campaign, join our group on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  Then use all those channels to spread the word!  Together, we can make a change and get rid of the draconian restrictions on European gamblers once and for all.

Every day I close my eyes and I lie there in my bed,
Thinking what I could have done today and what I could have said.

Like how the French can be so bold,
Ignoring what we say.
All they do is make sure we're told,
'You'll not be betting here today'.

Well, not at those odds.

Or how the Dutch can stand up and sing,
The virtues of monopoly.
It's clearly not the one we want,
Just a load of utter folly.

Hours pass and still I find
It difficult to sleep.
I live in hope that one day soon
My thoughts won't be so deep.

If only people could feel my pain,
And sign for right2bet.
Maybe I could close my eyes,
And dream the dreams I want to dream.

                                                                      Why is it that nobody will listen to the

                Rights of consumers

                                                       Wanting to choose?

                                               We pay our taxes,

                                        Our dues.

                                   It's

                              Not

                         Fair

                    That

               They

Don't listen to us, ever.

               But

               Why

Am I surprised to hear?

               Wouldn't

                    It

                         Be

                              Great

                                   If

                                        For once,

                                                    They decided,

                                                               That they would sit up,

                                                                                And take notice of the people.

 

And give us our right to bet.

END

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