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A new ‘Research Factory’ report commissioned by Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, has informed readers that the Scandinavian nation’s gambling habits remain on par with its strengthened consumer protection goals.  The quantitative study was conducted in November 2023 and reflects on the previous 12 months, collecting data from a pool of 1,538 anonymous Swedish residents aged over 18 contacted by phone, …

Sweden will implement its new online gambling amendments from 1 April 2024, strengthening consumer protections and increasing fines for AML infringements. During end-of-year proceedings, the government consolidated all gambling amendments into a specific bill, which was then submitted to the Riksdag (Parliament) for legislative authorization. The bill’s agreed amendments correspond to increasing consumer protections, imposing written requirements for telephone sales, …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, holds ‘no significant opinion’ on the 2024 Budget proposals to increase taxes on the gambling sector. As announced by the memorandum of the Budget 2024, in the Spring of 2024 the Riksdag will debate increasing the gambling tax rate from 18 to 22% of gross gambling revenues (GGR). Should the proposal be approved, the 22% GGR …

The Swedish National Audit Office, Riksrevisionen, has officially begun an audit of Spelinspektionen to assess the effectiveness of the regulator’s authority over the country’s gambling market. In November 2022, the market underwent a significant change after the Riksdag – the country’s highest decision-making assembly – ordered all B2B gambling companies to have a licence with Spelinspektionen by 1 July 2023 …

Spelinspektionen has welcomed new changes to Sweden’s Money Laundering Act that will allow the gambling inspectorate to increase financial penalties on gambling-related fines/infringements. The decision was approved by Finansdepartementet, Sweden’s Ministry of Finance, which will allow the inspectorate to increase penalty fees for gambling operators violating AML rules from 1 April 2024. The inspectorate had previously submitted its proposals to …

Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, the Spelinspektionen, has responded to a consultation initiated by the country’s government examining how gambling induced debt can be countered, offering its view on a credit card ban. In a proposal published today, the regulator’s Director General, Camilla Rosenberg, stated that ‘there may be reason to reconsider’ whether a ban on credit card use for gambling payments …

 Spelinspektionen, the Gambling Inspectorate of Sweden, has issued a warning and penalty fee of SEK 9m (€750k) on Videoslots for failure to uphold protections of Sweden’s Money Laundering Act. The Inspectorate had placed Videoslots under supervision on 2 November 2021, citing “shortcomings in the work against money laundering and financing of terrorism”.  Under scrutiny, Videoslots is reported to have insufficient …

Spelpaus, Swedish gambling’s centralised self-exclusion system has hit the milestone of registering 100,000 users at risk of gambling harms.  Operated by Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, Spelpaus was launched on 1 January 2019 as the primary player protection service of Sweden’s relaunched online gambling marketplace. By law, Swedish online gambling operators are required to connect their databases with the Spelpaus register, …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has issued a ‘positive response’ to changes that will be applied to the Money Laundering Act. As sanctioned in September by Finansdepartementet – the Ministry of Finance of Sweden – Spelinspektionen must “adjust penalty fees for gambling operators violating AML legislations” from 1 April 2024.   The proposed adjustment equates to penalty fees for AML infringements, in …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has submitted its proposed commercial and technical rule changes on state lotteries and lotteries for charitable purposes to the European Commission (EC).  The changes, filed as “The Lottery Inspectorate’s general advice on state lotteries and lotteries for charitable purposes,” will necessitate updates to Sweden’s Gambling Act and a subsequent review by the EC’s Chamber of Commerce.  …