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News for players casino online Ireland Those who are into gambling may be interested to read the news that is related to gambling. If you like to gamble at httpse/ casino online Ireland users below. The Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka has authorised the setting up of a new body. The commission will be responsible for the field of gambling,…
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Europe Gambling Update: Key Changes and Regulatory Shifts

This Europe Gambling Update is part of our new'Gambling Update' series. It covers important regulatory changes expected to bring headwinds for multinational online operators over the coming year or so. Operators should be prepared for the proposed new frameworks in Europe, and the tightening of existing ones. Italy The online gambling regulatory…
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Nordic Gambling Seminar to be Hosted on March 21

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling inspectorate, has called on all gambling policy stakeholders and industry leadership of Nordic gambling markets to join its "Live Seminar" on March 21. The event will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront from 10 am to 5 pm and will provide the most comprehensive analysis of Nordic gambling market's policy…
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Sweden: only 10% of gamblers can identify licensed sites

A report by consultancy Skopm commissioned by regulator Spelinspektionen, included a survey of 1600 adults in Sweden about their gambling habits in 2021. Among the questions were ones about unlicensed gambling. The survey found that 53% of past-year gamblers believe that there are advantages to playing with licensed sites, and only 2% said they had…
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Advertising Laws For Foreign Gaming In Sweden

Over the years, the government of Sweden has introduced new regulations on the operations of online casinos in the country. This includes rules regarding online gambling sites licensed by Swedish authorities and foreign ones. While there have been discussions about banning such advertisements completely, it has yet to happen. In this article, read…
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BOS Hopes New Gov Would Ease up Regulations

Swedish vote counters will soon announce the results of September 11's elections. According to the latest reports as of the time of this writing, the right-wing has a slight edge over its competition. This means that Sweden might soon have a new right-leaning government that may lift certain gambling industry restrictions. One of the possible…
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Secretary-General at the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling

The 7th edition of CEEGC Budapest and CEEG Awards will take place on 16 September 2022 and welcomes leading operators, service providers, and gambling industry experts from all across Central and Eastern Europe, and the Balkans regions. #ceegc2022 - You are invited to join the eminent gaming conference in the Central and Eastern European region. It…
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Sweden’s Moderaterna Party to Overhaul Gambling

The Moderaterna Party in Sweden has submitted its provisional mandate in which it lays out its plans to overhaul the gambling industry in the country if it wins the elections this autumn. The mandate has been submitted to the Riksdag, the highest-decision-making assembly in Sweden. Gambling laws in Sweden were lastly changed in 2019 and now, the…
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Swedish gaming revenue up to SEK6.54bn in Q1

Despite being a year-on-year increase, revenue was down 6.8% from the previous quarter. Online betting and gaming made up most of this total, with revenue growing 7.2% to SEK4.20bn. This was also up 0.3% quarter-on-quarter. The state lottery - run by Svenska Spel - as well as Svenska Spel's Vegas brand of slot halls - brought in a combined…
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Swedish gaming revenue up to SEK6.54bn in Q1
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BETSSON TRIUMPHS AT SWEDISH GAMBLING AWARDS 2022

Betsson is proud to announce that it has won the new Customer Satisfaction - Marketing award at the Swedish Gambling Awards Betsson is proud to announce that it has won the new Customer Satisfaction - Marketing award at the Swedish Gambling Awards which were livestreamed on Wednesday afternoon by the trade organisations, SPER and BOS. These awards…
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Sweden Scraps Proposal to Cap Online Casino Deposits

Gambling trade body BOS scored a big win after the Swedish government decided against implementing COVID-19-based restrictions on online casinos. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Pressure from the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, known locally as Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), seems to have paid off after the government tossed plans…
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Swedish government scraps reintroduction of online casino restrictions

The Swedish government's plans to re-impose temporary restrictions on online casino in the country on 7 February have been scrapped, prompting relief from the betting sector. Planned restrictions would last until the end of June, and include all temporary measures introduced last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an SEK 4000 deposit…
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Swedish Government waives Covid-19 regulations for online casinos

The Swedish Government has finally decided to waive Covid-19 restrictions placed upon online casinos operating across the country. Originally enforced on 2 July 2020, the Swedish Government mandated a temporary set of rules for Swedish online casinos, designed to protect more people gambling from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The set of rules…
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Lower Deposit Limits for Swedish Players

Covid-19 has been the culprit of many restrictions over the last two years - gambling in Sweden is one of them. Weekly deposits at online casinos were capped at SEK 5000 from June 2020 to November 2021 in an attempt to control online gambling. While this was originally supposed to be a short-term measure, the cap was repeatedly extended due to the…
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Sweden's Spelinspektionen Happy to Bring Back Online Gambling Limits

Sweden is going to bring back online gaming restrictions as the omicron variant of COVID-19 starts to make its presence known in the country. Restrictions had been introduced during the first wave but, this time, they're being tightened. The country asserts that the measures are needed to combat a rise in online gaming during the pandemic, despite…
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BOS slams “counterproductive” slot deposit cap

The measures, which are subject to a consultation period that concludes today (17 January), include a deposit limit of SEK4000 per week. The deposit cap would then be implemented, along with other proposed restrictions, from February until June. Other proposed temporary restrictions include players setting a time limit on online gaming. Sweden…
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Spelinspektionen approves reinstatement of Swedish online gambling restrictions

Camilla Rosenberg, Director General of Spelinspektionen, Sweden's Gaming Inspectorate has stated that the regulator holds no objections to the re-imposition of temporary liability measures on online casino games. Temporary restrictions on online gambling have been reintroduced in Sweden, as both the government and the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate…
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Spelinspektionen approves reinstatement of Swedish online gambling restrictions
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Swedish government plots new casino deposit cap

The country's Minister for Social Security Ardalan Shekarabi revealed today (4 January) that a consultation had been launched as a result of the worsening Covid-19 situation, in order to protect vulnerable players. The consultation will run until 17 January, with the new measures then implemented from 7 February, until 30 June. "In a welfare state…
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BOS Opposes Stricter Online Casino Cap Plan in Sweden

The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, known locally as Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), has warned the government against bringing back a deposit limit on online casino play. limit players' weekly online casino deposits to SEK4000 ($440.49) The Swedish Ministry of Finance launched a consultation Tuesday proposing a new measure…
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BOS Opposes Stricter Online Casino Cap Plan in Sweden
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BOS calls on Swedish Government to rethink deposit limit change

The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has criticised the Government's proposed change to deposit limits at online casinos. Sweden's Minister for Social Security Ardalan Shekarabi said a proposal that would lower players' weekly deposit limit from SEK 5000 ($548.76) to SEK 4000 is imminent. But the BOS has come out against the move…
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BOS calls on Swedish Government to rethink deposit limit change
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BOS criticises Swedish online casino deposit limits

The Swedish government has moved to introduce a deposit limit for online casino operators, with the weekly limit set to be lowered from SEK 5000 to SEK 4000. Although acknowledging that the design for the limits is set to be the same as the model adopted during 2021, the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has maintained criticism…
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BOS criticises Swedish online casino deposit limits
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Sweden to end online casino restrictions on 14 November

The Swedish government will end its temporary restrictions on online casinos from 14 November. According to Swedish media reports, the government will no longer enforce its policy that had been applied since 1 July 2020 as a protective measure for Swedish citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Licensed operators had been forced to impose a…
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Sweden to remove online gambling restrictions by November 14

Changes are coming to the online gambling industry in Sweden. The government has announced that the current online gambling restrictions set in the country will come to an end on November 14. Such restrictions include a cap on monthly deposits of SEK5000 ($600). Details of the Announcement While the government is allowing the set measure to end,…
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Sweden Removing Temporary Online Casino Restrictions

The Swedish government has announced an end to the nation's temporary pandemic online gambling restrictions starting November 14. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Swedish government is getting rid of its controversial online gambling limits on November 14. This includes the weekly deposit limit for online casino players of SEK5000 ($586.73). However,…
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Sweden: Spelinspektionen to Evaluate Online Gambling Restrictions

Sweden's gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, announced in a statement on its website today that the government has requested a review of the gambling market in the country. The regulator also confirmed restrictions on online gambling operators will be lifted on November 14, 2021. The Swedish government instructed the regulator to evaluate the…
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Sweden: Spelinspektionen to Evaluate Online Gambling Restrictions
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EGBA calls for widest support of European Safer Gambling Week

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has called on all gambling organisations to support the launch of its inaugural European Safer Gambling Week (ESGW) - hosted from 1-to-7 November. ESGW seeks to establish an annual cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling across Europe's regulated online gambling markets During the week,…
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EGBA calls for widest support of European Safer Gambling Week
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Swedish Inspectorate sides with Finance Ministry on gambling advertising

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has updated its response to the Swedish government's consultation for amendments to the 2018 Gambling Act as part of the Gambling Market Inquiry. In its response, the Inspectorate has detailed that it is'generally positive' about the Finance Ministry's proposal to introduce a special moderation…
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Swedish Inspectorate sides with Finance Ministry on gambling advertising
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BOS urges Sweden to lift deposit cap with other Covid-19 rules in September

The restrictions were due to be eased on 14 November, but, after the government announced during a press conference that all general pandemic-related restrictions would be lifted on 29 September, BOS argued the online casino rules should be lifted on the same date. The restrictions were first imposed in July 2020, and were extended several…
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BOS Wants Early End to Sweden's Online Casino Curbs

Fair play? A Swedish gambling trade body has called on its national government to lift online casino restrictions on the same date the country lifts its general COVID-19 measures. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), has posited a September 29 end to Swedish online…
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Is Political Tension Changing Sweden’s Gambling Laws?

Sweden has had a hectic year in the political world, with the coronavirus, the government drama, and backlash from the online gaming industry. Sweden started in 2019 with a prime minister that barely made it into office. Facing a pandemic and then heavy restrictions of gambling, he quickly began to lose support. It finally came to a head when his…
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EGBA Requests that the Expert Group on Gambling is Re-established

The European Gaming and Betting Association has backed gaming authorities from EU member states in appealing for the EU Expert Group on Gambling to be re-established. Online Gambling in the EU There is no sector-specific EU regulation in the area of gaming services. The European Court of Justice has declared that the way EU countries manage their…
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Pandemic Restrictions on Swedish Online Casinos Could Be Extended

The Swedish government is considering a proposal to extend previously implemented restrictions on the country's online gambling industry in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, news emerged late last week. A temporary ordinance mandating locally licensed online casino and sports betting operators to follow certain requirements aimed at reducing…
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The winners of the Global Gaming Awards London 2021

The winners of the Global Gaming Awards London 2021 have been revealed. After a lengthy voting process, including a self-nomination window and input from our Nominations Panel and the Gambling Insider team, our esteemed judges voted to crown this year's winners. Votes were made online by leading CEOs and executives from across the industry, before…
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Sweden split on calls for the ‘moderation of gambling advertising ’

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, proposed by the country's Ministry of Finance, would take effect on 1 July 2022 if successfully implemented, and aims to'strengthen consumer protection' by…
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Sweden split on calls for the ‘moderation of gambling advertising ’
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Sweden proposes “special moderation” rule to treat gambling ads like alcohol

The amendments to the gambling act call for "special moderation" in ads, with the intention of classing gambling similarly to alcohol due to addiction risks. Currently, law simply calls for "moderation". The amendments have been put out for consultation, with responses due by 14 October. First suggested in Sweden's Gambling Market Inquiry, the…
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Sweden proposes “special moderation” rule to treat gambling ads like alcohol
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Swedish Parliamentary Committee Terms Minister’s Claims on Casinos Unfounded

A Constitutional Committee formed by the the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, has rejected the the claims of Minister Ardalan Shekarabi that gambling at online casinos would have increased during the covid-19 pandemic. Temporary restrictions were enforced on casinos functioning on several occasions, following the minister's claim. The Constitution…
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Swedish Parliamentary Committee Terms Minister’s Claims on Casinos Unfounded
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BOS welcomes Constitutional Committee criticism of gambling restrictions

Swedish gambling regulator BOS has called for the country's government to end temporary restrictions on the gambling industry, following criticism of the constraints by the Constitutional Committee of the Riksda g. The temporary measures, aimed at'particularly risky forms of gambling', first came into force on 2 July 2020. They have been extended…
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BOS welcomes Constitutional Committee criticism of gambling restrictions
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BOS Claims Swedish Banking Institutions Have Suspended Services Provided to Licensed Gambling Operators

Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary-general of the Swedish trade association Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS), has claimed that all of the country's major banking institutions have suspended services they provide to licensed gambling operators. BOS said that "all major Nordic banks" - including SEB, Swedbank, Nordea, Handelsbanken, DNB Nor and Danske…
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BOS Claims Swedish Banking Institutions Have Suspended Services Provided to Licensed Gambling Operators
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Sweden's restrictive gambling rules handing market to int'l sites

Sweden's regulated online gambling market is losing ground to internationally licensed rivals due to its increasingly restrictive rules, according to a local industry group. On Sunday, the Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) online gambling industry group published an op-ed slamming the Swedish government's proposal for strict limits on online…
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