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Sweden under pressure to regulate online gambling

24 Feb 2025

Sweden’s online gambling market is experiencing worrying growth in its illegal segment. According to recent estimates, a quarter of the country’s gambling activities take place on unauthorised platforms, thereby escaping regulation and depriving the State of substantial revenue.

Legislation

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Study: Link between loot boxes and problematic gaming

Alex

8 Feb 2025

Loot boxes, those mysterious virtual boxes found in video games, are raising increasing concern among responsible gaming experts.

Sensation

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Evolution: optimistic outlook for 2025

Maxime

7 Feb 2025

Evolution reached a record turnover of €2.21 billion in 2024, with a growth of 23.1% and a net profit of €1.24 billion.

Economy

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“Unnecessarily Exciting”: the new Swedish campaign

Alex

26 Dec 2024

Sweden recently launched a campaign named “Unnecessarily Exciting” to raise awareness of the risks associated with unlicensed gambling operators.

Economy

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LeoVegas focuses on safety and transparency as new EGBA member

Maxime

20 Dec 2024

LeoVegas Group, one of the biggest names in online gambling, has joined the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA).

Legislation

Sweden’s ATG reports increase of illegal market with factor 10 since 2019

Maxime

19 Dec 2024

Swedish ATG conducted research showing that traffic to unlicensed gambling sites has increased tenfold since 2019.

Economy

Privatisation of Svenska Spel: a priority according to the BOS

Alex

16 Dec 2024

The Swedish association of online gaming operators, Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), recently reiterated its call for the privatisation of Svenska Spel.

Economy

Videoslots fine cut in half in Sweden!

Caroline

14 Dec 2024

In Sweden, online gambling operator Videoslots has just received some news that, although mixed, offers partial relief.

Legislation

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Sweden tackles match manipulation with new Macolin Convention

Ron

22 Nov 2024

Sweden is now officially joining the fight against match manipulation. Also known as match-fixing. The Swedish government has announced that it will sign the Macolin Convention.

Legislation

Revenue growth despite setbacks: Kindred sets tone for 2024

Maxime

25 Oct 2024

Kindred Group has achieved revenue growth of 4% in the third quarter of 2024, despite a 10% decline compared to the same quarter last year.

Economy

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Fantasma Games shareholders greenlight mega deal

Maxime

22 Oct 2024

EveryMatrix has taken a major step towards acquiring Fantasma Games. The Stockholm-based game studio’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the acquisition.

Economy

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Gambling monopolies in Scandinavia on the verge of collapse

Ron

14 Oct 2024

The leaders of the Swedish and Danish gambling associations, Gustaf Hoffstedt (BOS) and Morten Ronde (Spillebranchen), believe that the gambling monopoly in countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway will soon disappear.

Economy

Swedish gambling market surprises: Unexpected result

Ron

9 Oct 2024

In Sweden, the vast majority of gamblers choose safe, legal providers. Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling authority, has calculated that in 2023, no less than 86% of players wagered their money with licensed providers.

Economy

Swedish parliament considers lowering gambling tax

Ron

7 Oct 2024

The Swedish parliament, the Riksdagen, will soon discuss an important question: should gambling tax be lowered? The idea comes from Carl Nordblom, a politician from the Moderate Party.

Economy

Match-fixing: Svenska Spel launches ‘My Match’ campaign

Ron

2 Oct 2024

Svenska Spel, the major player in the field of gambling in Sweden, has launched something new: the My Match campaign.

News

Betway closes doors in Sweden: Players must act quickly

Ron

22 Sep 2024

Betway, one of the most recognizable names in the gambling world, has announced that it will cease all its operations in Sweden as of October 1, 2024.

Economy

Swedish gambling market sees 6% growth in Q2 2024

Maxime

21 Sep 2024

Online gambling is booming in Sweden. The market saw a significant growth of 6.4% in the second quarter of 2024. This means that total revenue for licensed gambling companies amounted to 6.9 billion Swedish kronor which is approximately 602.5 million euros.

Economy