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Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has notified the European Commission (EC) of its proposed changes to the 2018 Gambling Act.  The amendments follow the conclusion of ‘Spelmarknadsutredningen’ an independent inquiry of Sweden’s re-regulated gambling marketplace in 2020, undertaken by  Social Democrat MP Anna-Lena Sörenson.  Swedish authorities and national stakeholders responded to year-1 developments of the gambling market under Gambling …

Spelberoendegruppen, Sweden’s non-profit organisation providing gambling addiction support services, has urged the government to implement ‘wider safeguards’ to protect national consumers from further gambling risks.  The call was led by Spelberoendegruppen Chairman Omid Rezvani, speaking to public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), in which he relayed the charity’s concerns with regards to ‘the marketing of online slots’ and that addicts could …

Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has published a memorandum proposing that gambling advertising should be forced to carry a ‘moderation warning’, mirroring alcohol advertising. The amendment would take effect on 1 July 2022 if successfully implemented, and aims to ‘strengthen consumer protection’ by placing ‘higher demands’ on the production of responsible gambling advertising. Advising the government to amend “the requirement for …