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Sweden’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has banned three operators from targeting players in the country as they did not hold the appropriate licence. Newera Frozen PTE Limited and Aprodi Limited were banned on similar contraventions. Spelinspektionen discovered that both operators organised illegal “skin” lotteries for Swedish players. These lotteries allow players to stake skins, which are
Casinos Austria generated €1.48bn (£1.27bn/$1.60bn) in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2023 financial year, an increase of 4.4% yearly, bolstered by its lottery segment. Lottery saw a GGR increase of 1.5% to €946.8m in 2023. For the Casinos Austria division alone, GGR was upped by 15.8% to €304.5m, while Casinos Austria International brought in
Michel Groothuizen has been named as the new chair of the board of directors at Netherlands’ regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), succeeding René Jansen. KSA announced that Jansen was to step down after six years at the helm in October last year. Jansen decided not to stand for reappointment as he reached retirement age at the end
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of introducing a standardised electronic identification method called a “European Digital Identity” (e-ID). The EGBA-endorsed move would oblige states in the European Union (EU) to issue an e-ID to citizens. This would allow them to authenticate their identity for online services. e-IDs
Measures brought about by Franc Weerwind, the Netherlands’ minister of legal protection, to improve safer gambling practices have been submitted to the European Commission and are now up for consultation. Weerwind first announced the measures – which would amend aspects of the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) – in December. The submission to the European Commission
The Netherlands’ gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued its largest ever fine of €19.6m (£16.8m/$21.2m) to Gammix Limited for offering games without a licence. In June 2022, Gammix was ordered to leave the Dutch market or risk paying €1.4m in weekly fines. The following March, the KSA ordered Gammix to pay €4.4m for not complying
Gibraltar has been named as one of the four jurisdictions removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list. The jurisdictions were confirmed as being removed from the grey list following the FATF Plenary, which took place from 21-24 February. Gibraltar was named alongside Uganda, Barbados and the United Arab Emirates. The Plenary noted
French lottery and gaming giant La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has published the public tender offer document for its proposed acquisition of Kindred Group. Revealed today (19 February), the document follows the offer FDJ put forward last month, valuing Kindred at SEK27.96bn (£2.12bn/€2.49bn/$2.68bn). FDJ has offered SEK130 in cash for each Swedish Depository Receipt (SDR) in
Mikolaj Cymerman has been appointed chief commercial officer of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) division of Entain and taken on a board advisory role with Polish sportsbook operator STS Holdings. Cymerman confirmed the news in a LinkedIn post, saying he will combine his two new roles at Entain and STS. He takes on the senior
