Scandinavia

  Quickspin, the Swedish video-slot developer, gets 35 games officially certified for the Swedish market. The games have been reported complaints from the start of the year, in line with Swedish Gambling Authority guidelines, but now they are officially approved. Tomas Rybing, Agile Project Manager at Quickspin, said: “Quickspin’s proactive work and on-going support for…

  Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority has proposed to amend Danish Gambling Act to restrict the amount of marketing for gambling games, particularly to reduce exposure of children to gambling advertising. The move is to prevent gambling from evolving from a form of entertainment into a problem. “A new code of conduct should be considered…

  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…