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Swedish Court Reduces Genesis and Aspire Global Penalty Fees

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  Sweden’s Administrative Court has ruled that the penalty fees issued to Genesis Global and Aspire Global for breaching self-exclusion regulations should be reduced. Spelinspektionen, the gambling regulator in Sweden, ordered Genesis to pay a penalty of SEK4m (€382,757) in March, while Aspire was issued a penalty of SEK3m in April related to its AG…

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Norway’s Lotteritilsynet Confirms Payment Ban Amendments

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  Lotteritilsynet, the gambling regulator of Norway, has confirmed that the amendments to the payments ban will come into effect on January 1, 2020. A ban on payments to unlicensed gambling operators was introduced in 2010, but Lotteritilsynet has estimated that approximately NOK6bn ($659.9m) is still spent each year with such companies. The regulator said…

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Finnplay Group Acquires DGA Online Casino Licence

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  Finnplay, the Nordic-based iGaming platform provider and gaming group announced that Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden awarded them with the DGA Online Casino licence. This latest development continues Finnplay’s string of recent successes in its licence portfolio having earned an MGA Type 2 licence in November and a successful extending its Swedish Casino Licence in…

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Videoslots awarded full five-year Swedish licence following appeal

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  Leading online casino Videoslots.com has received a significant regulatory boost with the Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) accepting its Swedish licence will be valid until 2023. The operator was originally awarded a two-year licence in December last year and appealed this decision. Having won the appeal means it can continue to offer its portfolio of…

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EveryMatrix withdraws from the white label space in Denmark

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  EveryMatrix announces the closing of its white label brands www.casinohouse.dk, www.777.dk, www.victoriamilan.dk and www.jetbull.dk in the Danish market. The company will continue to provide a fully certified and reliable platform and software solutions to Danish licensed operators. Although EveryMatrix had a strong bond to its white label business which brought commercial success and ambitious…

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UKGC Collaborates With Spelinspektionen

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator. As per the agreement, the two gambling regulatory bodies will collaborate to ensure better implementation of regulatory provisions. “We have excellent relations with other gambling regulators from across the world and our new link up with…

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