Swedish gambling will enter a transformative phase during H2 as the government launches its new cooperative framework to combat match-fixing across all levels of professional and amateur sports. Yesterday, Camilla Rosenberg, Director General of Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, joined Minister of Financial Markets Niklas Wykman to inform stakeholders of upcoming duties. Approved by the Riksdag in 2023, Swedish gambling and …

The executive of Buenos Aires has warned gambling licensees (retail and online) to prepare for tougher compliance measures imposed on their businesses. The city’s legislature has confirmed that BA’s ‘Codigo Contravencional‘ – Code of Contraventions will be expanded to include new penalties for gambling infringements. A proposal has been brought forward by the municipal deputies of Paola Michielotto and Sergio …

As the increased use of free spins, promotional bonuses and introductory offers grows in a bid to boost new player sign ups, operators also unwittingly incentivise fraud from bonus abusers. Fraudsters use fake and synthetic identities plus different devices to create multiple accounts across igaming platforms, exploiting offers aimed at new players and cheating the system of promotional giveaways. The …

The board of Flutter Entertainment Plc has reorganised corporate governance roles and duties following the annual general meeting (AGM) of the joint-listed FTSE and NYSE gambling group. Votes cast at the AGM on 1 May saw all corporate directors re-elected under the leadership of John Bryant as Executive Chairman. As previously announced, the AGM saw Richard Flint, the former CEO …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will closely monitor the forthcoming developments of the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) pilot scheme and timeline to implement affordability checks. The governing body of British racing has issued its response to yesterday’s announcement by the Gambling Commission that it would roll out its pilot scheme on “frictionless customer affordability checks” from August 2024, initiating a …

SBC Media is launching the Player Protection Hub, a members-only community hub designed to share news, insight, research, education and best practice in responsible gambling.  Located at www.playerprotectionhub.com, the new resource will gather responsible gambling news stories, videos and podcasts from across SBC Media’s portfolio of websites, as well as curating all relevant research papers and studies.  The Hub will …

Ed Versen, Director of Client Strategy and Implementation (EMEA) at Genius Sports, outlines why F2P games are a ‘must have’ for operators that want to attract recreational audiences and convert them to real-money betting at Euro 2024. With UEFA Euro 2024 a matter of weeks away, attention will soon turn to the pre-tournament battle for new customer acquisition. Like every …

Igaming supplier and software developer Delasport has announced today the signing of a new sports deal with OKBET, one of the leading operators in the Philippines. Under the terms of the deal, it will supply sports services to its new partner with a view, it said, to “enhancing the experience of sports bettors in the Philippines even further”. OKBET currently …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has established a new ‘voluntary code on customer checks’ to minimise frictions of financial checks and improve consistencies in know-your-customer (KYC) duties. The voluntary code was designed in collaboration with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to help raise standards and reduce the need for private financial document requests when verifying customers. As cited by …

BetMGM will launch in the Netherlands, continuing its expansion into European markets led by LeoVegas. This afternoon, BetMGM announced that it would bring its ‘Golden Vegas offering’ to the Netherlands, marking its second European market launch following BetMGM’s debut in the UK last summer. The Netherlands launch will be powered by LeoVegas AB, whose parent company MGM Resorts acquired in …