Gambling Clear News
Addiction support group Blå Kors is to take over the running of Norway’s national gambling helpline from next year. The organisation has been appointed to operate the call centre by the Norwegian Lottery Authority from early 2024. Blå Kors replaces Sykehuset Innlandet, which announced earlier this year that it no longer wishes to operate the
Kambi Group has signed a multi-year extension to its sportsbook partnership with Swedish horse racing and sports betting operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG). Under the deal, which extends a relationship that began in 2018, Kambi will provide ATG with its complete sportsbook. This covers sport betting across online and ATG’s retail network of nearly 1,500
The Copenhagen-based affiliate has announced the acquisition of Tipsbladet.dk in line with its strategy to become the leading digital sports media group. Better Collective is purchasing Tipsbladet for €6.5m (£5.59m/$6.94m) on a cash and debt-free basis. The affiliate will finance the figure with cash and pay it in three installments. Better Collective estimates that the
Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet has flagged concerns about the amount of children and young people being exposed to gambling adverts on social media. The call came in response to the Norwegian Media Authority’s (Medietilsynet) 2022 report on children and the media. The study found that 63% of children and young people aged 13-18 had seen adverts
Former state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has appointed Frank Hojem as the company’s new head of communications and sustainability. As part of his new role, Hojem will become part of Svenska Spel’s group management and report to the company’s CEO. Most recently, Hojem held the role of communications manager at Nordic corporate bank SEB. Before
Gaming technology provider Playtech is to expand its poker presence though a new deal with Swedish state-owned gambling business Svenska Spel Sport & Casino. Svenska Spel has launched Playtech’s poker offering and ipoker network. This is part of the operator’s strategy to “modernise and improve” its poker product. The updated offering brings a number of
In Q1 2023, former state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel announced a 2% increase in revenue to SEK1.98bn (£160m/ €180m/ $190m) compared to the SEK 1.94bn the group achieved in the same period the previous year, despite the imposition of new responsible gambling measures. Svenska Spel reported that the company’s land-based Casino Cosmopol and Vegas slot
The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The five-year licences have been awarded prior to 1 July, when the regulator will make the possession of such a licence a requirement
Henrik Tjärnström, CEO of Kindred, has said that “no item is sacred” in terms of cutting costs on an earnings call addressing Kindred’s Q4 trading update released earlier today (13 January). Although Kindred’s Q4 revenue is projected to rise 24.5% year-on-year to £305.0m (€343.1m/$372.2m), Kindred said this was not up to expectations and vowed to
Payment providers in Sweden must provide information about the payments they process to authorities in order to help facilitate payment blocking for unlicensed operators, according to a law introduced by the government this week. According to law, authorities may block payments to operators that are found to be targeting the Swedish market without a licence.
