Tag Archives: Antti Koivula

Finland’s National Police Board (NPB) is  monitoring the World Rally Championship (WRC) taking place in the country this week. The police believe that unclienced and overseas gambling operators may seek to leverage the high viewership and visibility of the event for marketing purposes.  Due to the exclusive licence system maintained in Finland, with a monopoly held by the Veikkaus Oy …

A Finnish influencer and streamer has lost a legal case after a District Court ruled that he had violated national gambling marketing and advertising laws. Lauri Kangas – a casino streamer who distributed content via his own website as well as YouTube, Snapchat and Twitch – was found to have promoted operators other than the Veikkaus Oy monopoly. The streamer …

Finland’s National Police Board has hit BML Group, a Betsson AB subsidiary, with a €2.4m fine alongside a prohibition order against the firm’s marketing activities. The law enforcement agency’s decision was made on 7 April and is due to come into force on 3 July, with the police asserting that BML has targeted mainland Finland with advertising ‘via multiple channels …

Finland’s sector is reportedly set for a major regulatory and market shakeup, regarding the divestment of the Veikkaus monopoly. In a move many feel was overdue, Finland’s Minister of Europe and Ownership Management, Tytti Tuppurainen, was recently quoted as saying that the government was supporting a transition to a multi-licence system, something that opposition politicians are also receptive to.  To …