Tag Archives: Dan Korhonen

Kambi wins Svenska Spel ‘sportsbook diversification’ tender 

SBC News Kambi wins Svenska Spel ‘sportsbook diversification’ tender 

Kambi Group Plc has won an exclusive commercial tender to enhance and diversify the end-to-end sportsbook capabilities of Svenska Spel. Announced as a ‘major coup’ for the Stockholm-listed technology group, Kambi will power ‘Svenska Spel Oddset’, the flagship sportsbook brand of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries group. Svenska Spel has enlisted Kambi to supply all sportsbook-related provisions to deliver a …

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Svenska Spel to form ‘interactive’ Beijing 2022 microsite with Spotlight Sports

SBC News Svenska Spel to form 'interactive' Beijing 2022 microsite with Spotlight Sports

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has introduced a Swedish language interactive Winter Olympics microsite for state-owned gambling company, Svenska Spel.  The enterprise has stated that it will build, host and manage the site which will include SSG’s independent previews, giving Svenska Spel customers betting odds as well as expert analysis. Dan Korhonen, Svenska Spel Head of Sports Betting Product, shared how …

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Svenska Spel calls for blanket betting ban on Division 2 Södra Svealand

SBC News Svenska Spel calls for blanket betting ban on Division 2 Södra Svealand

Following a request from the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), Svenska Spel‘s Sport & Casino igaming subsidiary has suspended all betting markets relating to the Division 2 Södra Svealand football league.  The decision comes after Svenska Spel has identified a number of suspicious betting patterns relating to the division.  “The situation that has arisen is so serious that we are unfortunately …

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Svenska Spel ramps up anti-corruption efforts with SHF partnership

SBC News Svenska Spel ramps up anti-corruption efforts with SHF partnership

Sweden’s Svenska Spel has inked a new partnership with the Swedish Handball Federation (SHF) which will see the operator provide educational initiatives to players regarding the impact that match-fixing can have. The initiative, launched last year, delivers workshops to a number of the country’s senior male and female teams, in addition to a number of junior sides. “As a partner …

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