Scandinavia

  Spelinspektionen, the gaming regulator of Sweden, has fined gaming companies Genesis Global Limited and Paf Consulting Corporation for their failure as per the new gaming act in the country, which became effective from 1 January 2019, all gaming companies with a Swedish license should join the self-shutdown registry. The first few days after the…

  The Administrative Court of Linköping in Sweden has ruled that the gamblers cannot voluntarily get out of self-exclusion before the end of the agreed period. Sweden maintains a database called Spelpaus for gamblers who opt for self-exclusion. Each gambler seeking self-exclusion must specify a period for which the exclusion will be applicable. Some gamblers…

  Spelinspektionen, the gambling regulator of Sweden, has issues a warning all licensed gambling operators and urged them to stick to the newly implemented rules concerning bonus offers. Sweden opened up its market to international online casino and betting companies on 1 January 2019. The country has licensed about 70 betting and casino operators and…

  Norway has warned six Malta-based online gambling companies for illegally targeting Norwegian players. According to news reports, the Norwegian government also blocked the transactions of these companies. As per the existing law in Norway, only two state-run companies – Norsk Tipping, which operates sports betting and casino games, and Norsk Rikstoto, which provides race…

  Sweden’s Minister on Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi said the government will be making more stringent regulations on gambling advertisements. He also summoned representatives of the gambling industry to parliament for a discussion on this topic. “The Swedish people are tired of the extremely aggressive marketing, the unrestrained advertising,” the minister told SVT. “If the…

  Sweden’s Casino Cosmopol has obtained the ECA Responsible Gambling Framework certification. The company achieved this after the Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) conducted an independent audit. The certification confirms that the state-owned company is performing in line with the latest standards in responsible gambling for the licensed land-based casinos industry that were updated by…