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Sweden Scraps Proposal to Cap Online Casino Deposits

Gambling trade body BOS scored a big win after the Swedish government decided against implementing COVID-19-based restrictions on online casinos. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Pressure from the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, known locally as Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), seems to have paid off after the government tossed plans…

Covid ・ 28 January 2022

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Swedish government scraps reintroduction of online casino restrictions

The Swedish government's plans to re-impose temporary restrictions on online casino in the country on 7 February have been scrapped, prompting relief from the betting sector. Planned restrictions would last until the end of June, and include all temporary measures introduced last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an SEK 4000 deposit…

Covid ・ 28 January 2022

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New online casino safety measures floated in Sweden

In an attempt to increase the safety of its domestic online casino market and the government of Sweden has reportedly introduced new legislation that could require iGaming business-to-business software suppliers to be licensed. According to a source, the proposed regulation was introduced yesterday by the Scandinavian nation's Social Security…

Trust and Safety ・ 28 January 2022

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Lower Deposit Limits for Swedish Players

Covid-19 has been the culprit of many restrictions over the last two years - gambling in Sweden is one of them. Weekly deposits at online casinos were capped at SEK 5000 from June 2020 to November 2021 in an attempt to control online gambling. While this was originally supposed to be a short-term measure, the cap was repeatedly extended due to the…

Covid ・ 21 January 2022

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Kindred Group Disapproves Sweden’s New Proposed Gambling Restrictions

The Kindred Group has submitted their written response to the Swedish government's proposal for yet another set of temporary restrictions on licensed online gambling due to the ongoing pandemic. The previous restrictions ended on the 14th of November 2021. In short, Kindred's overall assessment is that the measures weaken rather than strengthen…

Politics ・ 21 January 2022

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Sweden's Spelinspektionen Happy to Bring Back Online Gambling Limits

Sweden is going to bring back online gaming restrictions as the omicron variant of COVID-19 starts to make its presence known in the country. Restrictions had been introduced during the first wave but, this time, they're being tightened. The country asserts that the measures are needed to combat a rise in online gaming during the pandemic, despite…

Covid ・ 18 January 2022

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BOS slams “counterproductive” slot deposit cap

The measures, which are subject to a consultation period that concludes today (17 January), include a deposit limit of SEK4000 per week. The deposit cap would then be implemented, along with other proposed restrictions, from February until June. Other proposed temporary restrictions include players setting a time limit on online gaming. Sweden…

Covid ・ 17 January 2022

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Spelinspektionen approves reinstatement of Swedish online gambling restrictions

Camilla Rosenberg, Director General of Spelinspektionen, Sweden's Gaming Inspectorate has stated that the regulator holds no objections to the re-imposition of temporary liability measures on online casino games. Temporary restrictions on online gambling have been reintroduced in Sweden, as both the government and the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate…

Covid ・ 17 January 2022

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BOS Opposes Stricter Online Casino Cap Plan in Sweden

The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, known locally as Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), has warned the government against bringing back a deposit limit on online casino play. limit players' weekly online casino deposits to SEK4000 ($440.49) The Swedish Ministry of Finance launched a consultation Tuesday proposing a new measure…

Covid ・ 05 January 2022

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BOS criticises Swedish online casino deposit limits

The Swedish government has moved to introduce a deposit limit for online casino operators, with the weekly limit set to be lowered from SEK 5000 to SEK 4000. Although acknowledging that the design for the limits is set to be the same as the model adopted during 2021, the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has maintained criticism…

Covid ・ 04 January 2022

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Swedish government plots new casino deposit cap

The country's Minister for Social Security Ardalan Shekarabi revealed today (4 January) that a consultation had been launched as a result of the worsening Covid-19 situation, in order to protect vulnerable players. The consultation will run until 17 January, with the new measures then implemented from 7 February, until 30 June. "In a welfare state…

Covid ・ 06 January 2022

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BOS calls on Swedish Government to rethink deposit limit change

The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has criticised the Government's proposed change to deposit limits at online casinos. Sweden's Minister for Social Security Ardalan Shekarabi said a proposal that would lower players' weekly deposit limit from SEK 5000 ($548.76) to SEK 4000 is imminent. But the BOS has come out against the move…

Covid ・ 04 January 2022

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Sweden to remove online gambling restrictions by November 14

Changes are coming to the online gambling industry in Sweden. The government has announced that the current online gambling restrictions set in the country will come to an end on November 14. Such restrictions include a cap on monthly deposits of SEK5000 ($600). Details of the Announcement While the government is allowing the set measure to end,…

Industry ・ 29 October 2021

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Sweden Removing Temporary Online Casino Restrictions

The Swedish government has announced an end to the nation's temporary pandemic online gambling restrictions starting November 14. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Swedish government is getting rid of its controversial online gambling limits on November 14. This includes the weekly deposit limit for online casino players of SEK5000 ($586.73). However,…

Covid ・ 28 October 2021

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Sweden: Spelinspektionen to Evaluate Online Gambling Restrictions

Sweden's gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, announced in a statement on its website today that the government has requested a review of the gambling market in the country. The regulator also confirmed restrictions on online gambling operators will be lifted on November 14, 2021. The Swedish government instructed the regulator to evaluate the…

Covid ・ 28 October 2021

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Sweden to end online casino restrictions on 14 November

The Swedish government will end its temporary restrictions on online casinos from 14 November. According to Swedish media reports, the government will no longer enforce its policy that had been applied since 1 July 2020 as a protective measure for Swedish citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Licensed operators had been forced to impose a…

Covid ・ 27 November 2021

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BOS Wants Early End to Sweden's Online Casino Curbs

Fair play? A Swedish gambling trade body has called on its national government to lift online casino restrictions on the same date the country lifts its general COVID-19 measures. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), has posited a September 29 end to Swedish online…

Covid ・ 08 September 2021

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BOS urges Sweden to lift deposit cap with other Covid-19 rules in September

The restrictions were due to be eased on 14 November, but, after the government announced during a press conference that all general pandemic-related restrictions would be lifted on 29 September, BOS argued the online casino rules should be lifted on the same date. The restrictions were first imposed in July 2020, and were extended several…

Covid ・ 20 September 2021

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Sweden proposes “special moderation” rule to treat gambling ads like alcohol

The amendments to the gambling act call for "special moderation" in ads, with the intention of classing gambling similarly to alcohol due to addiction risks. Currently, law simply calls for "moderation". The amendments have been put out for consultation, with responses due by 14 October. First suggested in Sweden's Gambling Market Inquiry, the…

Law ・ 15 June 2021

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Swedish Parliamentary Committee Terms Minister’s Claims on Casinos Unfounded

A Constitutional Committee formed by the the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, has rejected the the claims of Minister Ardalan Shekarabi that gambling at online casinos would have increased during the covid-19 pandemic. Temporary restrictions were enforced on casinos functioning on several occasions, following the minister's claim. The Constitution…

Politics ・ 08 June 2021

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BOS welcomes Constitutional Committee criticism of gambling restrictions

Swedish gambling regulator BOS has called for the country's government to end temporary restrictions on the gambling industry, following criticism of the constraints by the Constitutional Committee of the Riksda g. The temporary measures, aimed at'particularly risky forms of gambling', first came into force on 2 July 2020. They have been extended…

Law ・ 04 June 2021

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Sweden’s online casino deposit limit set to continue

The Swedish government has confirmed that its covid-related temporary online casino deposit limit will not be lifted at the end of June as previously planned. The temporary online casino deposit limit of SEK5000 per week first came into force in July 2020 in response to the perceived risk of increased problem gambling as a result of the Covid-19…

Covid ・ 21 May 2021

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BOS Claims Swedish Banking Institutions Have Suspended Services Provided to Licensed Gambling Operators

Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary-general of the Swedish trade association Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS), has claimed that all of the country's major banking institutions have suspended services they provide to licensed gambling operators. BOS said that "all major Nordic banks" - including SEB, Swedbank, Nordea, Handelsbanken, DNB Nor and Danske…

Law ・ 27 April 2021

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Sweden's gov't okays tough new online casino deposit, bonus limits

Sweden has approved harsh new online gambling restrictions, even as the country's online licensees and the regulatory body that monitors them say there's not enough time to implement the changes. On Thursday, Sweden's government gave its formal approval of plans to impose a SEK5k (US$537) weekly deposit limit for online casino customers, while…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

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Sweden's restrictive gambling rules handing market to int'l sites

Sweden's regulated online gambling market is losing ground to internationally licensed rivals due to its increasingly restrictive rules, according to a local industry group. On Sunday, the Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) online gambling industry group published an op-ed slamming the Swedish government's proposal for strict limits on online…

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