More Online Poker Rooms Authorized in Sweden: Will 888 Be Left Out in the Cold? More Online Poker Rooms Authorized in Sweden: Will 888 Be Left Out in the Cold?
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Key Takeaways
  • The Swedish gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen, issued another batch of licenses ahead of the country’s reorganization of the gambling market.
  • Among the latest companies to be granted licenses are Bestpoker—one of the skins of Asian-focused GG Network who were awarded under the Swedish gaming company Enlabs AB.
  • GG Network now becomes the sixth online poker network that will be able to offer its services in Sweden.
  • Microgaming’s poker network, MPN, is rolling out a major software release in its preparation to launch in Sweden.

The Swedish gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen, continues to issue batches of licenses ahead of the country’s reorganization of the gambling market set to come into force on January 1, 2019.

Among the latest online poker rooms to be granted licenses is Bestpoker, a skin on the Asian-focused GG Network. Parent company Enlabs AB has been licensed for online poker, casino games and online betting.

“We are very happy to obtain the Swedish gaming license and can now establish ourselves [in] another licensed market,” said CEO of ENLABS, Robert Andersson in a recent press statement.

“It’s even more satisfactory to bring our many years of experience from regulated markets and now compete [in] our home market Sweden on regulated fair terms,” Andersson added.