Scandinavia

Jesper Petersen, a Social Democrat MP in Denmark, revealed the legislators’ concern over the spiraling gambling bonus offers. He said in television interview that online gambling sign-up bonus offers, especially those through television promos, were getting out of control. He pointed out that some operators provide bonuses as high as DKK10k (US$1,640). According to Petersen, bonuses…

Lotteriinspektionen, the gambling authority of Sweden, could receive increased funding from the government, as the country is nearing the completion of the reformulation of gambling legislation. It is expected that the regulatory body will be entrusted with larger responsibilities and will need more funding to carry them out. The government has already mooted a proposal in…

The Swedish government has moved closer to establishing new igaming regulations, as it completed the submission of secondary legislation to the European Commission (EC). According to Nordic Gambling, the legislation features rules that cover the whole spectrum of igaming, such as licensing, international cooperation, responsible gambling, supervision and fees. The legislation also includes confirmation that…

With the standstill period for the European Commission and member states expiring yesterday, a new path has been paved for the execution of a  new licensing scheme in Sweden. It is anticipated that the online gambling world in Sweden would adapt to the new licensing scheme by January 2019 with the expiration of the standstill…

Lotteriinspektionen, the Swedish regulator said that the application process for new online gambling licences in the country will commence on July 1.Consequently, the country has all its systems go for the introduction of new laws for internet gaming on January 1, 2019, irrespective of the finalisation of the regulation. As the regulator spent a considerable…