Scandinavia

Lotteritilsynet to Fine SEOButler

The HALLO ECHO

  Lotteritilsynet, the gambling regulator of Norway, is to fine the SEO service provider SEOButler NOK2000 (€198) per day for promoting illegal gambling websites. The regulator has previously issued warnings to SEOButler. It first ordered the company to cease promoting unlicensed gambling websites on its platforms in December. It followed that in March with a…

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Slotmill Complete Swedish Certification

The HALLO ECHO

  Premium casino game supplier, Slotmill has had its portfolio of games certified for the Swedish Market. This is another milestone achieved by the growing supplier. In Q1 2021, Slotmill announced that its portfolio of games had been certified for Lithuania, Latvia, Malta and Estonia. Jamie Boyle, Product Owner at Slotmill said, “Obtaining Swedish Certification for…

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Casino Cosmopol Receives New Five-year Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen has awarded a new five-year licence to Svenska Spel’s land-based casino subsidiary Casino Cosmopol. The licence renewal, effective from this year, comes despite the fact that Casino Cosmopol has been un-operational for more than a year owing to the closure of its casinos due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Svenska-Spel, Sweden’s state-owned…

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Sweden’s Spelinspektionen Fines Bet365 Over Bets on Football Friendly

The HALLO ECHO

  The Swedish gaming regulator Spelinspektionen has fined Bet365 operator Hillside Sports SEK1m (€98,000) and issued it a warning for offering bets on a football friendly in which most players were aged under 18. Bet365 had offered odds on a training match played between Kronängs IF and Mariedals IK on March 28, 2020. Spelinspektionen’s review…

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Spillemyndigheden Wins Court Approval to Block 55 Websites

The HALLO ECHO

  The Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has won approval from the City Court to block 55 websites that had been operating in the country without proper licences. Spillemyndigheden initially ordered the websites in question to stop operations, but after they failed to do so, the regulator took the case to court. During the hearing on…

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Mr Vegas Casino handed Swedish licence

The HALLO ECHO

  New site set to launch with fresh feel and innovation Mr Vegas, Europe’s hottest new gaming brand, is set to make its debut in Sweden after being handed its SGA licence. Promising a fresh feel and bags of innovation, the casino adopts a mobile-first approach and incorporates a growing number of player-friendly features. Alexander…

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