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Swedish Supreme Court to Rule on Svenska Spel-BOS Dispute

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  Sweden’s Supreme Court will hear a case on whether lottery operator Svenska Spel must hand over details of its commercial agreement with television channel TV4. The case stems from a dispute that concerns Svenska Spel scratchcard Trisslot, which appears on the TV4 talk show Nyhetsmorgon, where a guest scratches a Trisslot card every day…

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The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules that skill-based fantasy sports games belong to Veikkaus monopoly

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  Article written by Antti Koivula, consulting legal advisor at Legal Gaming On May 24, 2022 the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court delivered its judgment on IS-Liigapörssi-case (KHO:2022:60), in which the Supreme Administrative Court analysed whether skill-based fantasy sports games are within the scope of the Finnish Lotteries Act (1047/2001) (“Lotteries Act”) and thus belong to…

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Kindred secures gambling licence in the Netherlands

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  Kindred Group has been granted a gambling licence by the Netherlands Gambling Authority. The licence is an important part of Kindred’s strategy to operate in locally licenced markets and follows an extensive application process including successful completion of relevant audits. Kindred’s flagship brand Unibet will launch its Unibet.nl site in the coming days and…

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BLACKSTONE GETS GREEN LIGHT TO OPERATE CROWN SYDNEY

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  The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved funds manager Blackstone’s suitability to hold a casino licence in NSW, paving the way for the company to become the operator of Crown Sydney casino. Authority Chairperson Philip Crawford said Blackstone had been subject to an extensive probity assessment that examined its capacity to address…

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VKGS and Parlay Games Receive GLI Certification for Bingo Treasures

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  Video King Gaming Systems LLC (VKGS) and Parlay Games Inc announced the certification by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) of their national, tribally linked, flagship Class II bingo product: Bingo Treasures. With the completion of GLI’S certification and filing of a patent application with the USPTO, Video King has commenced licensing this suite of Class…

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Spanish Government to Introduce Bill to Regulate Loot Boxes in Video Games

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  The Spanish government, through the Department of Consumer Affairs, has announced that it will present a bill to regulate video game loot boxes, which the Department compared to games of chance, in order to avoid addictions such as compulsive gambling and to preserve the health of players. If approved, it would be the first…

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