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Thursday was a break-through day for gambling reform and a more liberal approach to online gambling by the Swedish government as draft proposals for the long-awaited changes were completed and dispatched to the European Commission for its consideration. In an statement announcing progress, Ardalan Shekarabi , the Minister for Public Administration said the government’s intent …
Norway’s regulatory crusade earlier this eek against international gambling advertisers accessing its online punters (see previous report) has been followed by Swedish news reports that gambling regulator Lotteriinspektionen is taking similar action. Media reportage indicates that the Swedish regulator has issued a final warning to the local Metro newspaper that it must not publish advertisements …
Swedish state-owned horse racing operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has signed a deal to acquire Danish casino and sports betting operator Ecosys A/S in an initiative aimed at being prepared for changes in national gambling laws in Sweden that will liberalise the monopoly-dominated market. The agreement is conditional on the final outcome of the …
Sweden’s downward trend in the numbers of its citizens who gamble has continued, according to new figures released this week by regulator Lotteriinspektionen. The latest participation study shows that over the past year 66 percent of respondents in the 1,587 adult survey had gambling in some form, down from 68 percent in the comparative previous …
Camilla Rosenberg has been named head of the Swedish Gambling Authority by the country’s government. She was formerly the director-general of the regulator and will serve at least six years in the top position. Rosenberg joined the Swedish Gambling Authority in September 2015 as head of the operations department, bringing with her years of managerial …
H1-2017 figures released this week by Sweden’s regulator Lotteriinspektionen show that online gambling operators licensed offshore continue to dominate the online segment, although the local gambling monopoly has experienced revenue growth in the double-digits. Sweden’s overall gambling market reported turnover of SEK 11 billion in the first half of 2017 – up 3 percent year-on-year, …
On the eve of this week’s Spelakademin conference in Sweden this week, the consulting firm Mediavision revealed that over the past year 61 percent of all new Swedish gambling accounts were registered with foreign operators. Although the state-owned Svenska Spel and ATG companies continue to dominate the local market, foreign online companies continue to make …
Sweden’s state-controlled online and land gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has commented on the forthcoming liberalisation of the online gambling sector, suggesting that the key issues to be borne in mind by lawmakers charged with developing the new legislation are the minimisation of problem gambling risks and the introduction of effective mechanisms against illegal gambling. Our …
Odds comparison tool SmartBets by Better Collective’s social network-focused Betting Expert product has expanded into Sweden, the first product of its kind in the market. In addition, the operator has integrated horse racing to complement its football offer in the UK market enabling punters to bet directly through SmartBets without clicking back and forth between …
The Q1-2017 statistics on gambling issued by Sweden’s Lotteriinspektionen this week showed some interesting contrasts between online and land operations, with the former producing a better percentage performance, particularly in the state owned enterprise Svenska Spel. Overall, the Swedish gambling market was pretty much flat, growing just 0.2 percent year on year with a total …
The Swedish publication Telecompaper claimed in an article Friday that between 200,000 and 230,000 Swedes gamble online every month, quoting the consulting firm Mediavision. The report notes that Unibet and Betsson each accounted for about 50,000 players every month in Q1-2017, and that these essentially Nordic firms operate from Malta due to the currently restrictive …
The Swedish Government has appointed Camilla Rosenberg as Acting Director General of the country’s gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen, following the departure of Håkan Hallstedt who has been appointed to the Judiciary. Rosenberg has served as head of the operations department at Lotteriinspektionen since September 2015 responsible for the agency’s licensing and regulatory activities. The appointment takes …
More detail on the report of the task force charged with making recommendations regarding the liberalisation of Sweden monopolistic gambling industry (see previous reports) is now available following the publication of the voluminous review and recommendations at: http://www.regeringen.se/rattsdokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2017/03/sou-201730/ A few cliff notes: * Regulator Lotteriinspektionen should be the authority to regulate liberalised online gambling activity, …
Lotteriinspektionen director general Håkan Hallstedt, who led an 18-month review of Swedish gambling, has delivered to government the task force’s conclusions and recommendations, in general confirming earlier Reuters insider reports published this week (see previous reports). Important recommendations from the panel include a proposal that Svenska Spel’s current monopoly over online gambling should be discontinued …
Quoting reliable and knowledgeable sources Wednesday, the Reuters news agency reported that the panel tasked by the Swedish government to investigate and report on online gambling is set to deliver its report this week, and that it will recommend that the state gambling monopoly be radically changed to a system where online gambling companies can …
The much debated and delayed changes to the Swedish gambling industry, and in particular the online sector, will hopefully be made clearer at the end of next (March) month, when the government’s review of the industry and its recommendations for change will be published. Anticipating this development, the independent consultancy firm Mediavision published a statement …
One of the most influential men in Swedish gambling, Lotteriinspektionen regulatory head Hakan Halstedt, departs end March in order to take up a new position as a district court judge. In addition to his duties as regulatory chief, which he took up in 2008, Halstedt has also played an important role as a member of …
Swedish online slots development specialist Quickspin has been ranked among the top 50 technology companies in the country by financial advisory giant Deloitte. The firm was listed in the Deloitte Fast 50 Sweden 2016, a rundown of the fastest growing tech companies based on average revenue increase over the past four years. The acknowledgement is …
Unibet Group will integrate electronic authentication system BankID on its Unibet and Maria Casino sites for the Swedish market to create a faster, more efficient authentification and verification process. “By integrating BankID, we continue to show our commitment to innovative solutions by being the first operator in the gambling space to make use of this …
Sweden’s general gambling market continues to prosper, according to the latest information from regulator Lotteriinspektionen, which reported an overall 5 percent rise in GGR over the nine months January to September 2016 in an update this week. GGR from gambling overall in the Nordic nation reached SEK 16.2 billion, with the dominant Svenska Spel delivering …
The Association of Online Gambling Operators, a trade association representing the interests of European Union operators active in Sweden, has commissioned an independent research company to confirm the obvious to Swedish politicians – set the tax rate in a liberalised Swedish market too high and there will be fewer operators interested in licensing, leading to …
Sweden’s gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen, reporting on the market’s second quarter and first half 2016, said growth in the market of 4 percent was outstripped by that of unlicensed operators. In figures quoted from H2 Gambling Capital and other internal sources, Lotteriinspektionen said growth in unregulated operations within the Swedish market had grown 12 percent over …
Swedish gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen, reporting on the Swedish gambling market’s first quarter 2016, said after a period of decline the market was once again riding an upward trend. Key indicators for the 12 week period ending March 31, 2016 (compared to the same period last year) include: – An increased in player registrations of 6 …
NetEnt’s chief development officer Åsa Bredin was named as one of Sweden’s most powerful women by weekly business magazine Veckans Affärer this week. Bredin, who was recently recruited from King, was ranked seventh in the publication’s “Sweden’s Most Powerful Women in 2016”. “It is good thing that strong and intelligent women are emphasized, as the …