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Svenska Spel’s Internet Terminals Under Fire
16/05/2008: Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel has been threatened with heavy fines for placing potentially illegal gaming machines in retail outlets. The machines in question, although marketed as internet terminals, are alleged to be pre-programmed gaming machines with shortcuts to Svenska Spel online.
Ex-Svenska Spel Boss In Plea For “Functional” Gambling Market
14/05/2008: Jesper Kärrbrink, the outgoing chief executive of Svenska Spel, has called on the Swedish Government to allow a regulated gaming market to take shape within the country, allowing licensed online operators to compete with the incumbent gaming monopoly.
Change In Approach Prompts Further Bloodletting At Svenska Spel
02/05/2008: Following the departure of the company’s CEO just weeks ago, Swedish monopoly gaming operator Svenska Spel has been affected by two more defections in its ranks. Two divisional managers resigned this week, indicating their reluctance to embrace the change in managerial direction away from market competitiveness towards a more restricted offering favoured by the Swedish government and the company’s new chairwoman.
CEO’s Resignation Spels New Direction For Svenska
22/04/2008: Svenska Spel’s Jesper Kärrbrink announced yesterday that he is to step down from his role as CEO of the company. The announcement comes less than three weeks after the appointment of a new chair to the Svenska Spel board, and furthers speculation that the state-owned gaming operator is likely to witness a restriction in its room to manoeuvre in the Swedish market over the coming months.
Tounge-Tied Swedes Obscure Svenska Spel’s Future
11/04/2008: Ministerial rhetoric on reshaping gambling monopoly Svenska Spel into a more socially responsible operator has evidently not been communicated to Brussels, as time runs out for Sweden to answer EU’s concerns. The appointment of a new chairman for the operator, widely regarded as unsuitable for the role, has also raised questions about government indecision.
Private Operators Gather Momentum In Sweden
08/04/2008: Fallout from a recent Supreme Court decision could mean the time is now ripe for private betting operators to strike marketing deals in Sweden and position themselves ahead of a possible liberalization of the market after 2010, predicted a leading Swedish lawyer last week. With all prosecutions of gaming advertising now on hold due to the legal doubts raised by the Court, the question is whether any remote operators will test the authorities’ resolve by introducing terrestrial betting outlets in the country.
Sweden To Hold Fire On Betting Ad Prosecutions
13/03/2008: Under fire from the EU over its gaming laws, Sweden’s prosecutors have now been advised to halt their attempts to prosecute media organisations that accept advertising from foreign bookmakers. The delay, ordered until the EU completes its infringement processes, means that many of the ongoing cases will expire before they can be tried.
Swedish Tabloid Raises Stakes In Advertising Row
16/01/2008: The former and current editors-in-chief of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet have written to the European Commission urging it to accelerate its overdue infringement procedures against Sweden over sports betting. While the letter could open an important new front in the battle over private sector betting in the Nordic region, their calls for a new EU infringement process to begin over poker are likely to fall on deaf ears.
Svenska Spel’s Rogue Investments Under Fire
18/12/2007: Swedish gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has been prolific in its announcements of overseas expansion in 2007 but as the year draws to a close it is becoming clear that many of the deals were never approved by the Swedish government and now face being unwound.
Government Applies Brakes To Svenska Spel Expansion
09/11/2007: Following news of rising levels of gambling addiction amongst Swedish online poker players, Svenska Spel’s expansion plans for their own internet poker product have been rebuffed by the Swedish government.
