Scandinavia

Norwegian Government Introduces New Legislation to Crack Down on Unlicenced Operators

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  The Norwegian government has introduced new legislation to crack down on unlicenced operators and affiliates promoting them. The new legislation unifies the country’s previous Lottery Act, Gambling Act and Totalisator Act while maintaining the market monopoly shared by Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto by “strengthening the exclusive rights model”. The new gambling law was…

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Denmark to Allow Online Gambling Services to Use IT Equipment from Any Country

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  In a clear-cut shift from its protective policies, Spillemyndigheden, the Gambling Authority of Denmark, has amended the regulations for online licensees specifically regarding the use of IT equipment. According to the new regulation, online gaming services can now use IT equipment originated in any country. Previously, Danish regulations stipulated that the IT equipment used…

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Lotteritilsynet to Fine SEOButler

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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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