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Altenar expands offering thanks to Swedish Game Software Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Award-winning sportsbook extends to Swedish territory Altenar is delighted to announce that it has been granted a B2B licence by the Swedish regulator. The announcement sees Altenar extend its footprint in an exciting European market and demonstrates Altenar’s global reach as it adds a Swedish licence to its already comprehensive licence portfolio. Sweden continues to be an…

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Danish Gambling Authority Issues Six Orders to Royal Casino Århus for AML Failures

The HALLO ECHO

  On 14 June 2023, the Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has given Royal Scandinavian Casino Århus I/S six orders for breaching the rules on risk assessment of section 7(1) of the AML Act (order a), business procedures of section 8(1) of the AML Act (order b), supervision of section 8(1) of the AML Act (order…

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Two reprimands for Danske Licens Spil A/S for breach of the Anti-Money Laundering Act

The HALLO ECHO

  On June 13th, 2023, the Danish Gambling Authority has reprimanded Danske Licens Spil A/S for lack of compliance with the requirement for enhanced customer due diligences measures of section 17(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. The reprimand is given because Danske Licens Spil A/S did not perform enhanced customer due diligence measures concerning a…

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Finnish National Police Board Issues Conditional Fine Against Betsson Over Illegal Marketing

The HALLO ECHO

  Finland’s National Police Board has prohibited BML Group Ltd. from marketing its gambling services in Finland in violation of the Finnish Lotteries Act and imposed a EUR 2.4 million conditional fine to reinforce the prohibition. BML Group Ltd. is a subsidiary of Betsson AB. The company has targeted Mainland Finland in its advertising on…

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Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling – BOS welcomes possible prejudicial decision on penalty fees

The HALLO ECHO

  The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden last Tuesday made a remarkable statement linked to a decision on a penalty fee against the gambling operator Genesis Global Ltd. The Supreme Administrative Court states, similar to what BOS has claimed for a long time, that penalty fees decided by the Swedish Gambling Authority should be based…

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Finnplay earns ISO 27001 Certification

The HALLO ECHO

  Nordic iGaming platform provider, Finnplay, has earned the ISO 27001 Certification.  As a technology provider working exclusively with licensed operators in regulated markets, this was an important achievement for the company which will open access to new markets and simplify the certification and auditing process in existing ones. The thorough certification process proved a…

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