#Hofbauer

Jaldung confirmed the news on LinkedIn, saying he will join Grand Casino Brussels as CEO from 11 December. The large casino complex, located in Belgium's capital, is owned by Casinos Austria International. Jaldung's appointment comes just over a year after he left Casino Cosmopol, the Swedish land-based casino brand of Svenska Spel. Jaldung spent…

Our understanding of problem gambling and underlying factors that make consumers vulnerable to addiction has improved over the years. In part, this has been done thanks to government oversight. In part, it has been achieved through the dedication of gambling companies themselves. Svenska Spel, the Swedish gambling quasi-monopoly, has been investing…

The operator has spent more than SEK60m on research projects since establishing its own independent Research Council in 2010, with the latest pledge taking its total commitment to over SEK100m. Svenska Spel's Research Council has carried out studies in partnership with Lund University, and the latest funding announcement means this collaboration…

Svenska Spel CEO Patrik Hofbauer has criticised the Swedish model of restaurant casinos, arguing they operate "almost without rules and control." Hofbauer made remarks on Svenska Spel's corporate blog where he criticised the separate rules that restaurant casinos enjoy in the country, as well as the resulting lack of official data - which he says…

Leading iGaming developer Microgaming has signed up a partnership with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino, a state-owned gaming operator in Sweden. As a result, Microgaming's portfolio of online casino games is now officially available to Svenska players. According to the official press release, Microgaming considers Sweden as one of the largest and most…