Tag Archives: Veikkaus
Finland – Veikkaus to open Casino Tampere in December 2021
Finnish gaming operator Veikkaus has confirmed that its Casino Tampere will be open to the public at the UROS LIVE arena in December 2021. The arena, which will be located in the city center of Tampere, will be ready for inauguration in December 2021. Veikkaus’ new casino, Casino Tampere, will also be opened on the…
Finland – Veikkaus estimates €300m fall in annual profit due to Covid-19
Veikkaus has announced it expects 2020 profits to fall €300m short of the €1,013.5m figure recorded in the State Budget due to the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. In its interim report for January to June, the operator has stated that profit was €332.7m, a decrease of 33.6 per cent compared with the same period…
Finland – Supporters of Centre Party, Finns Party and National Coalition Party against Government’s rebate for Veikkaus
The Finnish Government’s decision to make budget appropriations in order to fully compensate Veikkaus Ltd.’s beneficiaries for the decline in Veikkaus’s revenue from gambling divides the Finnish people into two, almost equal-sized opposing camps, as indicated by the survey commissioned from Bilendi Oy. Finns are split almost exactly in half over whether or not the…
Finland – Relax Gaming partners with Finnish state lottery
Relax Gaming has signed a deal to supply its in-house and third-party slot portfolio to Veikkaus. The partnership will give the Finnish state lottery access to Relax Gaming’s library of proprietary content, including popular titles Snake Arena, Temple Tumble and Money Train, as well as upcoming game launches from its roadmap. A selection of content…
Finland – Veikkaus strengthens its commitment to responsibility with new guidelines
Finnish gambling operator Veikkaus has said it will continue to ‘vigorously implement its responsibility development measures during the coming year’ with the Board of Directors approving new guidelines at its December meeting. During 2020, Veikkaus will, among other things, promote mandatory identification in slot machines and other games, significantly reduce the number of distributed slot…
Finland – Veikkaus goes live with Yggdrasil content
Veikkaus has gone live with Yggdrasil’s cutting-edge casino games content. Following a successful integration, Yggdrasil’s full portfolio of games will be rolled out and made available to Veikkaus’ customers, including new releases Lilith’s Inferno, Sahara Nights and Golden Chip Roulette, as well as its Vikings trilogy which continues to see impressive growth. Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO,…
Finland – IGT to launch PlayBingo platform with Veikkaus
IGT Global Services has signed an agreement to provide its new digital PlayBingo platform to Veikkaus Oy, Finland’s state lottery operator and a World Lottery Association (WLA) member. The agreement was awarded to IGT as part of a competitive procurement process, and the IGT PlayDigital solution will replace Veikkaus’ previous digital bingo platform. “Based on…
Finland – Slot ID verification will see Veikkaus reduce slot numbers
Veikkaus, the state-owned Finnish operator, is planning t slash its number of slot machines across the country is set to limit the number of slot machines it operates around the country. The reduction is being spurred by the compulsory introduction of identification verification technology onto slots which Veikkaus CEO Olli Sarekoski believes will cause a…
Finland – SBTech signs sportsbook deal with Finnish group Veikkaus
Finland monopoly operator and World Lottery Association (WLA) member Veikkaus will revolutionize its online and retail sportsbook offering following the signing of a long-term online and retail sportsbook platform agreement with SBTech. Following a public procurement process, SBTech scored highest across a range of criteria to form a partnership that will significantly elevate and enhance…
