Key Takeaways
- Sweden has asked the EU Commission to hold infringement proceedings until it has time to develop new gaming legislation.
- “The Swedish government’s hope is that the Commission should freeze the infringement proceedings. But we were not told whether they will sue us or not,” said Erik Thedéen.
- New legislation was announced in January 2013 with a proposed implementation date of mid-2014. Since then, it has been delayed for a two year period pending further research into gambling and gambling addiction.
Sweden has asked the EU Commission to hold infringement proceedings until it has time to develop new gaming legislation.
