MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Casino Association

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Casino Association appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The ECA represents licensed land-based casinos in Europe, with currently 26 member countries and over 70,000 direct employees supporting local economies across Europe. It has members from nearly all EU Member States, as well as non-EU countries. The main purpose and objective of the ECA is to address and promote issues related to casinos and promote the positive contribution of…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party571%
Greens/EFA114%
Renew Europe114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026).

2024
1
2025
2
2026
4

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Lukas Mandl
2 meetings · EPP
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
1 meeting · Renew
Saskia Bricmont
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
François-Xavier Bellamy
1 meeting · EPP
Angelika Winzig
1 meeting · EPP

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Feb 2026Ilhan Kyuchyukexchange of views on the fight against illegal gambling and its links to organised crime, as well as the relevance of the Digital Services Act and the upcoming revision of Europol’s mandate.
25 Feb 2026François-Xavier BellamyEuropol Mandate
24 Feb 2026Lukas MandlConsequences of illegal gambling
2 Feb 2026Saskia BricmontEuropol regulation reform
6 Nov 2025Lukas MandlConsequences of illegal gambling
23 Apr 2025Verena MertensFinancial crime
18 Sep 2024Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of Casinos Austria/European Casino Association

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