The National Hockey League (NHL) is broadening its international scope with a recently announced partnership with Unibet in Sweden. Under the terms of the deal, Unibet will become the league's first official betting partner in the country. Partnerships between sporting leagues and operators are relatively common in most parts of the world, but North American,…
Swedish lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have severely limited gambling advertisements in the country and regulated gambling in the same category as alcohol. Late last week the Culture Committee of Sweden’s Riksdag released a report outlining the rules governing the Swedish-facing gaming industry, without several points anti-gambling advocates had argued should be imposed…
Autoplay and reverse withdrawals are about to become a thing of the past for Swedish online gambling enthusiasts. The popular features were recently banned by Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator, as part of an ongoing effort to curb problem gambling. The new changes come just days after Sweden installed a new right-leaning government lead by…
Lawmakers in Sweden are scrapping a plan to reimpose online casino deposit limits that were originally implemented during the early days of lockdown and the pandemic. Are governments realizing that lockdown-fueled problem gambling isn't as big a problem as originally envisioned? Or is this just another sign of pandemic fatigue? Earlier this month, regulators at…
Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulatory authority, is indicating that it's willing to support new limitations on online slot play and deposits. The new rules, which are set to go into effect in February, are meant to curb compulsive gambling as the county attempts to deal with the devastating impact of the Omicron variant. Under the…
The Swedish online casino market is about to change. On November 14th, the Swedish government removed gambling restrictions that have hampered and frustrated many players in the country, including a SEK5000 (£424/€491/$600) monthly deposit cap. But even with this concession by the governing body, there is a danger that overregulation of the online casino industry…
Are Swedish gambling regulators unwittingly promoting an exodus of players from regulated online gambling sites to the black market? That's the claim being made by Swedish operation association Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS). They're making the claim based on a recent survey they conducted and are hoping to use that data to help upend recent changes…
Are Swedish gambling regulators driving players directly into the arms of the black market? That's the opinion of Gustaf Hoffstedt, the head of the Branschföreningen för Onlinespe (BOS), a trade association for Swedish online operators. His views are the latest salvo in a battle over how much players can deposit in casino accounts without becoming…
Licensed gambling operators are going toe-to-toe with Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator in a dispute over online casino deposits. Earlier this week Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator, filed an appeal asking a judge to overturn an earlier decision that let casino players circumvent pandemic-related deposit limits. It's a dispute that will ultimately ride on whether…
The Swedish government is very concerned about protecting its citizens from the temptations of online gambling during the pandemic and is looking to extend deposit limits at licensed operators to do so. On its face, that sounds like a good idea but regulated operators say it only drives players to the black market. As it…
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