Scandinavia

  Finland has started an enquiry into practice of using loot box systems in video games. This is following the official sanction and controversy surrounding loot boxes in European countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands. Here is a brief history of loot boxes for the uninitiated. Loot boxes have been part and parcel of…

  A Swedish court has ruled in favour of the country’s regulatory authority Lotteriinspektionen in a case against media outlets regarding online gambling advertising. The court effectively curtailed the media’s ability to generate advertising income from the ads of licensed online gambling companies. The case started in September 2013 after Lotteriinspektionen issued orders and slapped…

Sweden’s gambling regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, has published the newly created application forms to obtain gaming operator license in the country on the Swedish government will bring into effect a new licensing frame work for gaming operators from January 1, 2019. Licensed operators and new companies interested in being part of the regulated Swedish market will be…

Sweden’s national lottery regulatory body, Lotteriinspektionen, will provide application documents for new licenses in the country in public domain from July 10. The licenses are envisaged by the new gambling bill, which will come into effect from January 1, 2019. The bill proposes changes in various aspects such as international cooperation, responsible gambling, supervision, and…

Norway has appointed a new army chief, so to say, in its war against unauthorised online gambling sites. The Norwegian government appointed Gunn Merete Paulset as the new general director of the Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet, which is the Norwegian gaming authority. Paulset, an industry veteran, takes reigns during a crucial period in evolution of country’s online…