Scandinavia

  Riksdag, the national legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden, has made certain amendments to an Act on measures against money laundering and financing of terrorism. The new rules became effective on January 1, 2020. The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen said that it has decided to amend some provisions in the authority’s money…

  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…

  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…