Tag Archives: Niklas Wykman

Swedish gambling will enter a transformative phase during H2 as the government launches its new cooperative framework to combat match-fixing across all levels of professional and amateur sports. Yesterday, Camilla Rosenberg, Director General of Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, joined Minister of Financial Markets Niklas Wykman to inform stakeholders of upcoming duties. Approved by the Riksdag in 2023, Swedish gambling and …

Kindred Group Plc has appointed Bolin Communications to serve as its new public affairs agency for Sweden.  Launched at the start of 2023, Bolin Communications is the new public relations and public affairs agency of Swedish media figurehead Jacob Bolin. Bolin is a former partner of Stockholm-based agency Fuze PR, responsible for campaigns, projects and stakeholder management related to politics …

Swedish horseracing stakeholders have stated that the governance structure of ATG (Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp) must be addressed in 2024.  The statement was made by Anders Källström, Chairman of Svensk Travsport at the autumn meeting of the Stockholm Harness Racing Society.  ATG, which serves as the totalizer and betting network of Swedish racing, was founded as a government initiative in …

Swedish gambling has recorded its lowest advertising coverage since 2016, according to new data from the Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen. The gross advertising spend on traditional media platforms for 2022 saw Swedish gambling operators invest SEK 3.4bn (€280m) into advertising activity. Of distinction, the 2022 ad-spend figure is less than half of the SEK 7.3bn (€620m) recorded in 2018, when Sweden …

Swedish gambling stakeholders have been reminded of the new measures adopted to counter illegal gambling and match-fixing, which have come into force as of 1 July 2023. Q1 saw the Riksdag (parliament) approve new amendments to the Gambling Act (2018) ordered by the Ministry of Finance to enhance Swedish gambling’s market safeguards against criminality and match-fixing.    From 1 July, all …

Sweden’s government is considering a proposal to increase penalty fees for businesses that breach the country’s Money Laundering Act provisions. The Minister of Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman, who oversees policy for the Swedish gambling sector, has put forward the proposal. In a memorandum, the country’s gambling inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, noted that the current arrangement is “unsatisfactory” as “in many cases” violations …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has welcomed the news that it will receive extra funding towards combating illegal gambling activities.  Authorised by the Riksdag, the Inspectorate will receive a further SEK 2.4m (€200,000) to its 2023 budget, allocated towards safeguarding Sweden’s regulated online gambling marketplace. The Inspectorate had requested additional funds to bolster resources, in a year in which it “handle …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, will maintain the current size of its seven-member board of governance. The decision has been approved by Sweden’s ‘Centre-Right Alliance’ government – a coalition formed by the four parties of the Swedish Moderates, Christian Democrats (CD), Liberal Party, and Centre Party. The only change adopted by Spelinspektionen will see long-serving counsellor Per Håkansson appointed as Chairman …

Finansdepartementet – the Swedish Ministry of Finance – has issued a radical proposal to allow licensed operators to share individual player data in a bid to ‘counter gambling abuse’. The Riksdag has been informed of a memorandum, in which customer data-sharing measures are endorsed by Niklas Wykman, Minister of Financial Markets who is tasked with overseeing Swedish gambling reforms.    The …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, will host a meeting on 7 December to inform operators, technology suppliers and relevant stakeholders about the requirements of a new B2B software licensing scheme. The regulatory reform, which was endorsed by the Ministry of Finance (Finansdepartementet), recommended that a new B2B licensing framework should be added as a new requirement of the Swedish Gambling Act. …