Tag Archives: Spelinspektionen

Sweden told to impose credit ban on all gambling transactions 

SBC News Sweden told to impose credit ban on all gambling transactions 

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 …

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Sweden adopts new market controls against illegal gambling

SBC News Sweden adopts new market controls against illegal gambling

Swedish gambling stakeholders have been reminded of the new measures adopted to counter illegal gambling and match-fixing, which have come into force as of 1 July 2023. Q1 saw the Riksdag (parliament) approve new amendments to the Gambling Act (2018) ordered by the Ministry of Finance to enhance Swedish gambling’s market safeguards against criminality and match-fixing.    From 1 July, all …

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Altenar readies for Swedish B2B launch

Altenar

Altenar has declared its intent to launch its sportsbook services in the regulated market of Sweden, having received approval of its B2B supplier licence by gaming inspectorate Spelinspektionen. The development sees Altenar, a supplier of customised sportsbook solutions extend its commercial footprint across regulated European jurisdictions, as it adds a Swedish licence to its already comprehensive licence portfolio. Of significance, …

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Sweden mulls higher penalties for breaches of Money Laundering Act 

SBC News Sweden mulls higher penalties for breaches of Money Laundering Act 

Sweden’s government is considering a proposal to increase penalty fees for businesses that breach the country’s Money Laundering Act provisions. The Minister of Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman, who oversees policy for the Swedish gambling sector, has put forward the proposal. In a memorandum, the country’s gambling inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, noted that the current arrangement is “unsatisfactory” as “in many cases” violations …

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BOS: Sweden has failed critically on gambling channelisation

SBC News BOS: Sweden has failed critically on gambling channelisation

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 …

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Swedish Inspectorate hires Kristina Geiger to establish new support unit

SBC News Swedish Inspectorate hires Kristina Geiger to establish new support unit

Spelinspektionen Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate has confirmed the appointment of Kristina Geiger as the head of a “new department for operational support”. Geiger joins the Inspectorate’s senior management team, previously holding the position of Treasurer at the Statens Historiska Museum from 2021 to 2023. A seasoned member of Sweden’s civil service, Geiger has held various senior management roles and led departmental …

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Kambi and Air Dice become latest Swedish B2B licensees

Kambi, Air Dice, Sweden

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has issued two more B2B supplier licences to locally-founded Kambi and Finnish firm Air Dice. Enabling Kambi to continue providing its sportsbook and gaming solutions to Swedish B2C operators and marking an expansion for Air Dice, the licences further expand the country’s B2B marketplace following a new legislative framework introduced earlier this year. Swedish B2B …

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ATG board overhauled by new Swedish government

SBC News ATG board overhauled by new Swedish government

Sweden’s new centre-right coalition government continues to announce new appointments impacting the Swedish gambling sector. On 1 June, the government confirmed the appointment of Peter Erik Norman as new Chairman of the board of AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) – the Swedish racetracks and horseracing totalizer network operating firm.  A Moderate Party member, Norman is the former Financial Services Minister …

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Spelinspektionen renews Rosenberg leadership until 2026

SBC News Spelinspektionen renews Rosenberg leadership until 2026

The government of Sweden has extended Camilla Rosenberg’s tenure as Director General of Gambling Inspectorate Spelinspektionen until 31 October 2026. Rosenberg will continue to serve as leader of Spelinspektionen, a position she has held since 2017, when she was placed in charge of Lotteriinspektionen – Sweden’s former lottery inspectorate. In her duties, Rosenberg oversaw Lotteriinspektionen’s transition to Spelinspektionen, the gambling …

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Riksdag grants Spelinspektionen new surveillance and blocking powers

SBC News Riksdag grants Spelinspektionen new surveillance and blocking powers

Sweden’s Riksdag (parliament) has announced that new safer gambling measures and market safeguards will be added to the Swedish Gambling Act as of 1 July 2023. The new measures on safer gambling have been approved following a vote on the latest reforms made by Sweden’s Culture Committee, which put forward its “Healthier and Safer Gambling market recommendations”.   From July, Sweden’s …

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