Tag Archives: Gunnar Larsson

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance – has initiated an inquiry into the rules of party political lotteries, following concerns about the transparency of political funding. The Ministry outlined that its investigation would focus on “options to tighten party political lottery rules, strengthen consumer protections, and consider whether to grant licences for such lotteries.” Former civic ombudsman and Director-General of …

Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) – Sweden’s Online Gambling Association – has stated its support for proposals to combat match-fixing and unlicensed gambling.  The trade association has backed draft measures put forward by Gunnar Larsson, Director General of Sweden’s Chamber of Commerce, but warned lawmakers that “new measures will not be enough to achieve Sweden’s channelisation goals”. In 2020, Larsson was …

Closing November, the Swedish government announced the launch of ‘Larsson Inquiry’ to review Sweden’s online gambling’s safeguards against the growing threat of black market actors.    Though welcomed by all market stakeholders, Regulus Partners states that Swedish igaming incumbents must provide better arguments on market threats beyond economic constraints or a repeat of poor outcomes will simply follow the inquiry. …