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Swedish operators have pledged to back the terms of a memorandum proposing greater cooperation between key stakeholders on match-fixing threats. Currently under review by the Swedish government, the memorandum amends terms of the Gaming Act of 2018 to allow licensed operators to request and share more data related to suspected match-fixing incidents. Proposed amendments would establish a new framework for the …

The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has taken a stance against the Ministry of Finance mandate for a comprehensive ban on gambling with credit.  According to the proposal memorandum, the ban will boost Sweden’s efforts to prevent cases of indebtedness caused by credit gambling.  By law, licensed gambling operators carry a “duty of care” which mandates that they …

Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), Sweden’s Online Gambling Trade Association has warned MPs of the negative consequences of backing a tax increase on Swedish gambling. Announced last month in the Budget Memorandum of Finansdepartementet, in Q1 the Riksdag will debate increase Swedish gambling income taxes from 18% to 22%, to be applied from 1 July 2024 BOS emphasised the impact that …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, holds ‘no significant opinion’ on the 2024 Budget proposals to increase taxes on the gambling sector. As announced by the memorandum of the Budget 2024, in the Spring of 2024 the Riksdag will debate increasing the gambling tax rate from 18 to 22% of gross gambling revenues (GGR). Should the proposal be approved, the 22% GGR …

Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), Sweden’s online gambling trade association, has highlighted consumer misconceptions related to the country’s gambling marketplace.  The trade body has published the “Novus Report: Perceptions of the Gambling Industry Amongst Swedes” detailing comprehensive insights into the Swedish public’s views on gambling and related advertising. Commissioned by BOS, Swedish research agency Novus conducted a survey of 1054 participants, …

Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), Sweden’s online gambling trade association , has endorsed  proposals to strengthen consumer credit protections and new safety protocols regarding risky lending and over-indebtedness as proposed by Ministry of Justice. The planned changes include tightening rules around consumers being offered and given credit that they do not have the financial means to repay, in addition to establishing a debt …

Finansdepartementet, the Ministry of Finance of Sweden has moved to equalise AML fines and penalties across high-risk Swedish industries.  The decision has been welcomed by Swedish gambling trade association Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) on the condition that gambling revenue specifics are recognised by authorities. Last Friday, Finansdepartementet published a memorandum which outlined changes to the Money Laundering Act, citing that …

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance – has recommended that the government apply a ban on credit card transactions across all gambling segments. The recommendation was made as part of the Ministry’s investigation into “Enhanced consumer protections against risky lending and over-indebtedness”. A primary assignment for 2023, the Ministry drafted a 650-page report on the current consumer credit facilities available …

Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), Sweden’s online gambling trade association, has warned the government that it is grappling with a crisis in the channelling of Sweden’s regulated online gambling marketplace. The warning follows a report commissioned by BOS, which details that consumer engagement with licensed operators )referred to as ‘channelling’) is at a critically low level in Sweden. The report undertaken …

Sweden’s  Supreme Administrative Court has sided with the challenge of Gambling Inspectorate Spelinspektionen in its legal dispute with multi-brand casino operator Genesis Global. However, in its judgement, the Administrative Court has ordered that the penalty fee levied against Genesis needs to be revised due to “ambiguities around the concept of turnover” and how the penalty was applied by Spelinspektionen.  Previously, …