Category: Swedish
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UK and Swedish regulators extend collaboration agreement on gambling MoU
Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have renewed their gambling-related Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further solidify the collaboration between the two regulatory bodies. The extended MoU aims to continue fostering information sharing and cooperation on best practices in gambling regulation. This renewal builds upon an initial agreement between the two…
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Swedish regulator orders unlicensed operator Ease Gaming to stop doing business
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has banned Casineia operator Ease Gaming NV from offering games of chance in Sweden. The site was found to be operating in the jurisdiction without a license. After an inspection, Ease Gaming’s other websites -Slothive, Gamblii and Jinxcasino- were also forbidden to operate in the country. Even though it is now…
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Swedish gaming developer Lady Luck Games to acquire studio ReelNRG
Stockholm-based gaming developer LL Lucky Games AB (Lady Luck Games) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the intention of acquiring London-based game studio ReelNRG for SEK 8.25 million ($873,840), the company announced on Thursday. The move would grant LL Lucky Games licenses in both the UK and Malta, and would add 46 new…
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Swedish regulator to impose IP bans, payment injunctions on 23 unlicensed Curaçao operators
Sweden’s gambling regulator, the Spelinspektionen, has taken direct action against 23 unlicensed Curaçao-based online operators deemed to be illegally targeting the country’s regulated market. The inspectorate has informed its Swedish counterpart authorities and financial institutions of the 23 Curaçao-based businesses and their related websites, which are undertaking gambling activities deemed as illegal, reports Curaçao Chronicle. The…
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Swedish Gambling Authority questions enforceability of deposit limits on online gameplay
W ith 2020’s developments have come several changes in gambling legislation across the board in Europe, especially in Scandinavia. Norway has been going through its own period of unrest and controversy, as reported by industry players in the Norwegian market such as Casinospesialisten. However, even more so than Norway, it is Sweden that has seen the greatest level of upheaval. As customers…