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Spelinspektionen has confirmed that regulations set to come into force on January 1, 2021, will apply only to competitions played in Sweden. Alongside clarification concerning betting on participants under the age of 18, Spelinspektionen has said the new regulations extend to esports betting and prohibit betting on Swedish football leagues outside the country’s top four…

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator is launching a new campaign to raise awareness for the country’s self-exclusion tool Spelpaus. It said: “Spelpaus.se is a service for everyone who wants a break from gambling for money, for a shorter or longer period of time. In connection with the outbreak of Covid-19 this spring, it became extra important…

Online casino Videoslots has received a significant regulatory boost with the Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) accepting its Swedish licence will be valid until 2023. The operator was originally awarded a two-year licence in December last year and appealed this decision. Winning the appeal means Videslots can continue to offer its portfolio of regulated offerings to…

Gambling participation has fallen since the liberalisation of the online gambling market at the beginning of 2019, according to a recent survey conducted by Novus on behalf of the Swedish gambling authority, Spelinspektionen. Of the 1,600 participants in the gambling study, 60 per cent said they had gambled in the past 12 months. This represents…

The UKGC and Spelinspektionen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help build cooperation between the regulatory bodies. The MoU supports closer communication through the sharing of best practice on areas including regulatory policies and procedures. The agreement came into force on November 11th. Camilla Rosenberg, director general of Spelinspektionen, commented: “This is an…

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has slammed Spelinspektionen; the national regulatory body, for not stopping licenced operators from offering betting on its second division following a match fixing scandal. The SvFF said once it had received evidence of match-fixing in 13 games in Division 2 Södra Svealand, it advised Spelinspektionen to ban betting on the…

SafeEnt, which runs the internet casino Ninja Casino, has lost its Swedish licence for commercial online games and betting after discovering serious deficiencies in the company’s operations, including gaming responsibility and measures against money laundering. Gaming Inspectorate Spelinspektionen’s review said that SafeEnt has violated several of the most central parts of the gaming law, which…

Aspire Global has been fined by Spelinspektionen (The Swedish Gambling Authority) following the delayed integration with the national self-shutdown register Spelpaus. In addition to a warning, Spelinspektionen has decided on a penalty fee amounting to SEK3m. Aspire Global has been notified of the decision by Spelinspektionen. In favour of Aspire Global, the report states that…

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority has fined Genesis Global Limited and Paf Consulting Corporation over failures to adhere to self-exclusion rules. Genesis, which operates casinojoy.com, spel.com, casinocruise.com, spinit.com, sloty.com, vegashero, com, pelaa.com and casinogods.com was fined SEK4,000,000 ($432,340) for its failures. Paf, who operates, paf.com and paf.se, was fined SEK100,000 fine ($10,800). The launch of…