Sweden: Latest News

Data protection laws in EU hold more sway than initiatives to tackle gambling addiction.

The top soccer player in the world joins a growing list of sports superstars that are being used to expand the fan base of online poker.

Information sharing agreements with tax havens that regulate online poker outside the EEA were used to obtain players’ real names.

Betcoin’s latest rake reductions to 2.5% make the leading Bitcoin sites some of the cheapest places to play online poker.

FastForward: Special Edition introduces new “patent-pending swipe-based interface” for fast online poker play.

Stolen account data was used to defraud players for four years, says Swedish regulator.

In publishing new figures for TV advertising the Lotteriinspektionen exposes the scale of the issue.

25,300 players affected in widespread bot ring that operated for over six months.

National operator Svenska Spel has suspended 14 accounts thought to have won at least $280k using illegal software.

New proposals expected later this year will aim to reduce problem gambling, and may bring increased scrutiny to unlicensed operators.

Police raid homes and confiscate equipment, and players receive letters demanding full disclosure of poker winnings, both online and live, over the last four years.