Tag Archives: Moderate Party

Spelinspektionen – Sweden’s national gambling regulator – has notified that the Spelpaus self-exclusion programme has surpassed 80,000 registrations.  Spelpaus was initiated in January 2019 to coincide with the re-launch of Sweden’s online gambling marketplace, ensuring that licensed operators provide self-exclusion to at-risk and vulnerable consumers. Swedish online gambling operators are required to connect their databases with Spelpaus programme which ensures …

Sweden’s General Election concluded on Wednesday afternoon, as a coalition led by the Swedish Democrat Party (SD), secured a historic victory.  The outcome took three days to declare, as the General Election that took place on Sunday 11 October last year had registered a near 50/50 split on initial exit poll ballots. On Wednesday, conclusive results were announced as the …

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has notified the European Commission (EC) of its proposed changes to the 2018 Gambling Act.  The amendments follow the conclusion of ‘Spelmarknadsutredningen’ an independent inquiry of Sweden’s re-regulated gambling marketplace in 2020, undertaken by  Social Democrat MP Anna-Lena Sörenson.  Swedish authorities and national stakeholders responded to year-1 developments of the gambling market under Gambling …