Swedish Fines and Revocations: APCW Perspectives for 21 June, 2019

[APCW]

Swedish Fines and Revocations

It's been a busy week for the Swedes, as they have
fined one operator and revoked the license of another.
Also, we cover industry news from Germany and Holland,
as well as welcome a new sponsor!

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Links to News Stories:

Sponsored by Intertops Affiliates: https://www.apcw.org/affiliate-progr...iliate-program
Welcome AxiAffiliates: https://www.apcw.org/affiliate-program/axiaffiliates
Sweden Fines Lottoland: https://calvinayre.com/2019/06/19/bu...ttery-betting/
Sweden Revokes Global Gaming: https://www.gpwa.org/article/global-...ecision-230796
Labour Wants Ombudsman: https://www.theguardian.com/society/...bling-industry
Germany Blocking Payments: https://www.igamingbusiness.com/news...blocking-order
Interest in Dutch Market: https://calvinayre.com/2019/06/17/bu...bling-license/

[Cash Bonus]

I'm surprised that there are suddenly 79 new operators applying for Dutch gambling licences. This will always be the case with new operators wanting licences so they can become a certified working part of our industry. But more importantly it will be interesting to see who will be allowed to receive a licence as per their background check will reveal about them.


The fact that they're now also getting an Ombudsman to step in to help is just too much.

[ocreditor]

Great news thanks JT!

[impcom]

I think it's a bit too early to worry about the possibility of a UK Gambling ombudsman. The Guardian article is about a proposal to have one by the opposition Labour party. Labour could get elected at the next election - maybe - but if they get elected anytime soon they will be overwhelmed by Brexit-related issues (as the current Conservative government has been for years now) and it seems unlikely any major domestic reforms will get through. Also, any election could return a hung parliament and then there's no telling if any of Labour's less important proposals would even get considered. I suspect this is just a campaign tactic - Labour want to show they care about problem gambling.