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Spelinspektionen – Sweden’s gambling inspectorate, has called on all gambling policy stakeholders and industry leadership of Nordic gambling markets to join its ‘Live Seminar’ on 21 March 2023.  The event will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront from 10am-to-5pm and will provide the most comprehensive analysis of Nordic gambling market’s policy developments and wider issues impacting regulatory affairs. “Together with …

DCMS has confirmed that at present, no minister has been assigned to oversee the brief of the Gambling Review.  The statement was made in light of the Racing Post announcing on Wednesday that Stuart Andrew, DCMS current Sports Minister would oversee gambling duties replacing Paul Scully. This February, PM Rishi Sunak announced that DCMS would be restructured due to the …

Heritage South American gambling group Enjoy SA has unveiled its new online betting platform EnjoyWin, which is now operational in Brazil, a market that the Chilean based company expects to become “the next big thing”. In an interview with local media DF MAS, Enjoy’s Product and Innovation Manager Marianela Artoni shared that the platform features an expanded offer that includes …

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has issued an update to B2B companies active in the national market. According to the Inspectorate, some five-year B2B supplier licences are due to expire soon under the new framework introduced back on 1 January 2019. Licence holders are encouraged to reapply for a new licence before the expiry date in order to keep providing …

The settlement of Italy’s new government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has signalled positive changes for Italian gambling and its need to fix long-standing issues. Six months into Meloni’s premiership, leading the ‘National Conservative’ coalition government, Italy’s gambling sector has been told to prepare for an “industry reorganisation in the coming months”. Positive developments have seen the government assign Treasury …

Following a judgement in one of Sweden’s Administrative Courts, the country’s Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, has revoked its previous decision on the importance of negative equity.  The regulator had previously outlined a lack of negative equity as a condition when firms apply for a Swedish betting and gaming licence, but the Court ruling regarding Avento’s application has prompted the charge.  In …

The Tribunal for Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Royal Decree on Advertising cannot be suspended, despite ongoing questions related to its enforcement breaching Spain’s constitutional laws. The ruling responded to an appeal made by Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital, which argued that the Royal Decree be suspended as it had not received a ‘constitutional review’ to be …

The Malta Gambling Authority (MGA) has called for all ‘unrecognised’ game suppliers/distributors “to come forward and self-report their administrative non-compliance” by 14 April 2023.  The demand has been summoned as the regulator seeks to address all entities offering ‘licensable games’ in-or-from Malta without its due authorisation. Game Authorisations provided by the Malta Gaming Act allow for businesses to offer licensable …

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has certified mkodo’s igaming geolocation service GeoLocs as the brand seeks further growth opportunities. The platform has been available for the last 10 years but mkodo – a B2B supplier of mobile and front-end technology to igaming operators across the lottery sector – recently expanded its reach to meet increased demand. The Pollard Banknote subsidiary further affirms that GLI approval ‘solidifies the …

LeoVegas AB has published its latest results from the Nasdaq stock exchange after integration into MGM Resorts portfolio, reporting positive trading in Europe although some international markets proved difficult. Total group-wide revenue over the three-month period rose 1% to €99.5m (Q4 2021: €98.2m), although various business costs meant that adjusted EBITDA fell by 77% to €3.7m (€11.6m), with a margin …