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Sweden's two largest lottery organisations,
AB Tipstjanst and Svenska Penninglotteriet merged in January 1997.
The new
organisation changed its name to AB Svenska Spel in April 1997. Svenska
Spel is the largest gaming company in Sweden with a market share of 54% and an
annual turnover for 2004 of SEK 20,2 billion (EUR 2,4 billion).
Svenska
Spel conducts business through its parent company, AB Svenska Spel, and its
subsidiaries Casino Cosmopol AB, CC Casino Restaurang AB and Svenska Spel
Fastighets AB. Svenska Spel is wholly owned by the Swedish State. The average
number of employees (2004) was 1361 for the entire group.
Svenska Spel has
its headquarter on the island of Gotland, situated in the Baltic Sea. Svenska
Spel’s mainland office is situated in Sundbyberg, a suburb of Stockholm.
 Svenska Spel
Named World’s Most Responsible Gaming
Company
SUNDBYBERG, Sweden (October 24, 2008) -- At the
World Lottery Association’s (WLA)
conference in Rhodes, Svenska Spel was named world’s leading gaming
company in the area of responsible gaming.............Subscribers
MultiQ International AB Wins
New Digital Signage Order From AB Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (September 30, 2008) -- Swedish digital screens and signage solutions
provider MultiQ International AB said on Tuesday that it has received a new
order from its existing customer, the Swedish national lottery and gaming
operator AB Svenska Spel...............Subscribers NYX Interactive -- Delivers
the Next Generation of Bingo and Other Products to Svenska
Spel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 18, 2008) -- NYX
Interactive and Svenska Spel have launched the next generation of bingo and
lottery platforms................Subscribers Svenska Spel Takes the Next
Step in Responsibility for Gambling
SWEDEN (September 15,
2008) --Reflecting on your gambling habits is never a bad thing. Nor is keeping
track of your gambling. Now Svenska Spel is launching the successor to its
responsible poker tools – with a weekly budget for individual users’
gambling at svenskaspel.se and on their mobile phones.............Subscribers Hjärnfonden And Svenska
Spel In New Partnership Concerning Brain Research And Gambling
Addiction
SWEDEN (September 10, 2008) -- Care and treatment
for addictions cost society SEK 27 billion each year. Now Hjärnfonden
– the Swedish Brain Foundation – and Svenska Spel are entering into a
new partnership. Over the coming five years, Svenska Spel will be earmarking a
total of SEK 25 million for financing, via Hjärnfonden, important basic
research into addictions and the rewards system in the brain.............Subscribers
Sweden May Open Door To
Foreign Gambling Operators
SWEDEN (September 4, 2008) -- The
government commission examining gambling in Sweden reportedly wants to allow
foreign gaming companies to operate in the country.................Subscribers
MultiQ International AB
Wins SEK11m Order From Swedish Gaming Company Svenska
Spel
MALMO, Sweden (September 1, 2008) -- Swedish digital
screens and signage solutions provider MultiQ International AB (OMX Stockholm:
MULQ) said on Monday that it has received a new order from the Swedish gaming
company Svenska Spel.................Subscribers
AB Svenska Spel -
Continuous Actions of Gaming Responsibility Dominate the First Six Months of
2008
SWEDEN (August 12, 2008) -- Svenska Spel shows a result
of MSEK 2 518 for the first six months of the year, i.e. a decrease of MSEK 93
or 3,6 per cent in comparison with the first six months of 2007 (excl
non-recurrent MSEK 91 after financial items and tax)................Subscribers
Swedish Technical Buildings
Contractor Enaco AB Lands SEK10m Contract From Swedish Gaming Company Svenska
Spel
SWEDEN (August 14, 2008) -- Swedish technical buildings
contractor Enaco AB said it has received an assignment to upgrade two computer
facilities for the Swedish gaming company Svenska Spel...............Subscribers
Swiss Spend Less on Betting
Games, Euro Millions Down 24.2%, Swiss Lotto Up
37.8%
SWITZERLAND (August 6, 2008) -- For the first time in
six years the Swiss last year reportedly spent less on trying to win the
lottery and on other betting games....................Subscribers
Swedish Government Denies
Approval for International Poker Network
SWEDEN (June 28,
2008) – According to local media reports permission has been denied for
Svenska Spel to participate in an international poker network with other state
controlled gaming companies...............Subscribers
Betsson AB: Betsson Argues
Its Case Despite the Police Report
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (June
4, 2008) -- The Lottery Inspection has filed a police report claiming that
Betsson’s shop violates article 38 in the Swedish lottery
act..................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Takes the Lead
on Climate Issues
SWEDEN (June 5, 2008) -- Now Svenska Spel
is joining the state organisations stepping into the breach to put some serious
effort into climate work. The company’s own emissions of carbon dioxide
are set to be reduced by..................Subscribers
Pollard Banknote Awarded
Two-Year Instant Ticket Contract Extension By Sweden’s Svenska Spel,
Extension valued at an estimated $9.2 million
(CDN)
WINNIPEG, Canada (May 29, 2008) --
Pollard Banknote has been awarded a
two-year extension to its instant ticket printing and associated services
contract with Sweden’s national lottery, Svenska Spel.............Subscribers
Gaming Regulator Critical
of Lottery’s Internet Terminals
SWEDEN (May 16, 2008)
-- Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel has reportedly been threatened with
heavy fines for placing potentially illegal gaming machines in retail
outlets...............Subscribers
Betsson Challenges Swedish
Gaming Monopoly – Opens Betting Shop in
Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (May 27, 2008) -- On Friday, May
30, 2008, Betsson will open the doors of its first betting shop in Sweden,
marking a challenge to the Swedish gaming monopoly. The aim of Betsson’s
new endeavour is to...........Subscribers
Government Hints at Partial
Svenska Spel Sell Off
SWEDEN (May 22, 2008) -- The
government is open to selling off parts of the Svenska Spel gaming monopoly to
other actors in the market..............Subscribers State-Owned Gambling Monopoly
and UK Betting Firm Disagree Over Language
LONDON, UK (May
6, 2008) – Svenska Spel, the Swedish state-owned gambling monopoly, is
attempting to sue British bookmaker Ladbrokes over an advertisement that the
Swedish company contravenes their trademark...............Subscribers
Calls to
‘Break-Up’ Gaming Monopoly
SWEDEN (May 5,
2008) – The Moderate Party’s Culture Committee has called for Svenksa
Spel’s gaming monopoly to be abolished in order to make way for new forms
of cultural support................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Divisional
Directors Leave the Company
SWEDEN (April 30, 2008) -- The
two Divisional Directors of Svenska Spel, Mathias Hedlund and Annica Axelsson,
choose to leave Svenska Spel after the Government’s expressed wish of a
more restrictive direction for the company..................Subscribers
First Quarter 2008: Jesper
Kärrbrink Leaves Svenska Spel After a Strong First
Quarter
SWEDEN (April 21, 2008) -- Jesper Kärrbrink,
CEO Svenska Spel, has decided to leave Svenska Spel after consultation with the
Board of the company.................Subscribers
Government Report Into
Internet Poker: Svenska Spel’s Measures for Responsible Gaming
Reduce Risks
SWEDEN (April 8, 2008) -- The Government report
into Svenska Spel’s Internet Poker was presented today. The report
confirms that Svenska Spel’s tools for responsible gaming work well and
are appreciated by the players. There are also proposals for further tools for
responsible gaming – proposals that Svenska Spel considers to be good and
which will be implemented during the year.................Subscribers Svenska Spel’s Internet Poker – An
Evaluation
SOU
2008:36
Published: 8 April 2008
Type: Swedish Government Official Reports (SOU)
Sender:
Ministry of Finance
Download:
Svenska
Spels nätpoker - en utvärdering, SOU 2008:36 (pdf 1.5 MB)
Summary: The aim of the report into Internet Poker was to
evaluate AB Svenska Spel’s licence to arrange and act as an intermediary
for poker games over the Internet. The experiences from the investigation
suggest that Svenska Spel has complied with all the parts of the terms and
conditions of the licence.
The report sees little need to change the terms
and conditions that apply to the activity today. With a view to increasing the
degree of responsible gaming, however, the report suggests that the Government
write into the terms and conditions of Svenska Spel’s Internet Poker
licence that the Internet poker players should be given feedback information on
their own overall winnings and losses calculated in SEK via the company’s
poker platform.
The report also suggests that the Government grant Svenska
Spel permission to cooperate with state-controlled, national gaming companies
in other countries in order to arrange competitive tournaments – provided
that these companies operate equivalent programmes for responsible gaming.
SOURCE: Svenska Spel. Prominent Social
Democrat Named Head of Svenska Spel
SWEDEN (April 4, 2008)
-- Margareta Winberg, a former Social Democratic Deputy Prime Minister, has
been named the new chair of Svenksa Spel, Sweden’s state-owned gaming
operation...................Subscribers 2007 - A Successful Year For Svenska Spel
VÄXEL, Sweden (February 18, 2008) -- An over-all strong market
situation in Sweden, unique Svenska Spel innovations in gaming responsibility
and a successful strategy in gaining market shares have together contributed to
a profit of...............Read the full story at:
Vol.42 No.8 Svenske Spel Revenues
Surge Nine Percent in 2007
SWEDEN (February 15, 2008) --
Svenske Spel, the Swedish state-owned gambling monopoly, enjoyed a nine ( 9)
percent rise in revenues, according to local media reports................Subscribers MultiQ International AB Receives New Digital Signage Order From
Swedish Games And Lottery Operator Svenska Spel
SWEDEN
(January 30, 2008) -- Swedish flat screen solutions provider MultiQ
International AB said on Wednesday that it has received a new order from the
Swedish games and lottery operator Svenska Spel. ...............Subscribers
Sweden’s Largest Gaming Company, Svenska
Spel, Signs Card Payment Processing Agreement with Samport
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 17, 2008) -- Svenska Spel is the largest gaming
company in Sweden and is owned by the Swedish state. In early 2007, Svenska
Spel initiated a selection process to find the most suitable partner for their
card payment transactions..............Read the
full story at: Vol.42 No.4
Svenska Spel
Puts Record Straight
SWEDEN (December 17, 2007) – Last
week (December 12) we published an article titled ‘State Owned Lottery Company Reportedly Acts Without
Government Approval’ which originated from SR International -
Radio Sweden. The article claimed state owned lottery company ”Svenska
Spel” had broken “set rules” and started projects without
the Swedish Governments’ approval...................Subscribers State Owned Lottery Company Reportedly Acts Without Government
Approval
SWEDEN (December 10, 2007) -- According to Swedish
Radio news, state owned gaming company ”Svenska Spel” has broken set
rules and started projects without the Swedish governments’
approval..................Subscribers Svenska Spel and Boss Media Cooperates with a State-Controlled
Gaming Company on Poker
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (November 2,
2007) -- A state-controlled gaming company – who is a member of the
World Lottery Assocation (“WLA”) -
has obtained permission from its government to arrange Internet poker in
cooperation with Svenska Spel and Boss Media.................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.7
Moderate’s Vote to End State Gambling
Monopoly
SWEDEN (October 29, 2007) -- Sweden’s ruling
Moderate party has reportedly given its backing to the de-monopolisation of the
country’s gambling industry and the sell-off of the state-owned lottery
business (Svenska Spel)..............Subscribers Lottery’s Profits for first 3Qtrs up 19 Percent on
2006
SWEDEN (October 23, 2007) -- Sweden's state-owned
gambling monopoly, Svenska Spel, made profits of nearly 1.4 billion kronor
(US$215 million) in the third quarter..............Subscribers NYX Interactive – Delivers Interactive Bingo and Other
Products to Svenska Spel, the Government-Owned Lottery Company in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (October 17, 2007) -- NYX Interactive
announced in February 2007 that it had entered into an agreement with Svenska
Spel International for delivery of an Internet gaming system to the Lithuanian
national operator............Read the full story
at: Vol.41 No.4 Betting Company
Criticizes Monopoly
SWEDEN (September 4, 2007) -- The
Social Democrats' own betting company, A-lotterierna, has accused the gambling
monopoly and state-owned betting companies of.............Subscribers Record Numbers of Swedes are Betting Ever-Greater Amounts of
Money on Internet Gambling Sites
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (August
29, 2007) -The state-run gambling company Svenska Spel reportedly told Swedish
Radio News it is expecting a 40 percent jump in the amount of money bet over
its Internet sites in 2007.............Subscribers Political Party Calls to End Gambling Monopoly
SWEDEN (August 22, 2007) -- The Liberal Party says it wants to sell off the
state-owned gambling company Svenska Spel...........Subscribers Svenska Spel Shows its Commitment to Responsible Gaming with
Playscan
Svenska Spel Introduces Playscan
SWEDEN (June 29, 2007) -- World première for a unique device and a
revolution in the area of gaming responsibility; alarms the player on future
gaming problems............Subscribers MultiQ International AB Wins SEK10m Digital Customer
Communication Solutions Order From Swedish Gaming Company Svenska
Spel
SWEDEN (July 23, 2007) -- Swedish flat monitors
manufacturer MultiQ International AB said on Monday that..............Subscribers Swiss Lotteries Have A Bumper Year
SWITZERLAND (July 2, 2007) -- The Swiss spent more on lotteries and
gambling in 2006 than ever before, parting with SFr2.8 billion ($2.31 billion),
according to a published report........Subscribers ICU’s Technology Powers Svenska Spel’s Newest
Responsible Gambling Tool ‘Spelkoll’
GOTHENBURG,
Sweden (June 29, 2007) -- ICU intelligence’s cutting edge data miner is
the technology behind the newly released and innovative responsible gaming tool
Spelkoll at www.svenskaspel.se . The
tool is the first one in its kind and detects what gamblers that have the
tendency to become problem gamblers in a early stage.
“Spelkoll” is the result of a unique cooperation
between ICU intelligence, Svenska Spel and Spelinstitutet..........Subscribers Government to Ban Aggressive Gambling Ads
SWEDEN (June 20, 2007) -- The Swedish Government is to commission a new
report regarding the rules that govern the Swedish betting market. But
state-owned Svenska Spel is to retain the sole right to organize gambling
activities.........Subscribers
Svenska Spel to Enforce Age
Checks
SWEDEN (June 18, 2007) -- State-owned Swedish
lottery company Svenska Spel has said it will introduce compulsory age checks
for people using its gaming machines.........Subscribers Sweden's Gambling Monopoly To Continue
SWEDEN (May 21, 2007) -- The Swedish economic journal, Veckans
Affärer, has reportedly received information indicating that Svenska Spel
will be allowed to maintain its monopoly, as a result of the vast amount of
revenue that the company generates for the state...........Subscribers Lottery Criticized for Location of Gaming Machines, Calls for
New Taxes on Gambling and Stricter Marketing Rules
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (April 8, 2007) -- Svenska Spel has been accused of
deliberately targeting gaming machines in areas with major social problems and
low average incomes..........Subscribers Lottery Retires Game After Cheating Allegations
SWEDEN (March 24, 2007) -- Swedish lottery operator Svenska Spel has
reportedly said it is closing its Limbo game after it was reported that
organized groups were cheating, winning themselves hundreds of thousands of
kronor and making it practically impossible for small players to
win........Subscribers
Svenska Spel Posts Record Profits; Poker
Boosts Profits for State
SWEDEN (February 19, 2007) --
Svenska Spel AB, a Swedish government-owned and -licensed online gaming
company, has posted record profits of $685 million for 2006, thanks to its
online poker division........Subacribers Svenska Spel To Introduce Age Limits For All Games Except
Scratch Cards
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (February 1, 2007) -- For
Svenska Spel responsible gaming has always been and is today a top priority.
Therefore the company has decided to introduce a general age limit for all its
online products as of Thursday, February 1..............Subscribers Unique New Daily Game From Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 31, 2007) -- Monday, January 29, was the first
day for Svenska Spel´s new daily game called Limbo. It is a unique game
of luck that has been designed and developed over the last years by staff from
the Swedish National Lottery.............Read the full story at: Vol.38
No.6
Swedish
Government Considers Opening Lotteries/Gambling Market
SWEDEN (October 7, 2006) -- Foreign companies could be allowed to enter the
Swedish gambling market when the state-run monopoly, Svenska Spel is
dismantled, Sweden's new minister for financial
markets..........................Subscribers Svenska Spel Ups Age Limits
SWEDEN (October
1, 2006) -- Swedish state-owned gaming monopoly Svenska Spel reportedly intends
to introduce a minimum age restriction of 18 on all its in-store
games..........................Subscribers Sweden's Gaming Monopolies In The Firing Line
SWEDEN (September 15, 2006) – Sweden's state gaming monopolies are
under threat from the European Union and a possible change of government after
Sunday's general election............................Subscribers Support Gathers For Ending Swedish Gambling
Monopoly
SWEDEN (September 21, 2006) -- The Christian
Democrats, the smallest of the four Alliance parties, is reported by the local
media as saying that it is now open to the idea of allowing foreign competition
into the current gaming monopoly in Sweden...............................Subscribers
Claes Tellman to Head Svenska Spel Casino
Subsidiary
VISBY, Sweden (August 22, 2006) -- Svenska Spel,
the Swedish National Lottery, has appointed Claes Tellman to head its casino
subsidiary Casino Cosmopol. Mr. Tellman was formerly Vice-President,
Communications, at Svenska Spel..........................Subscribers Media Outlets Reported Over Gambling Ads
SWEDEN (June 15, 2006) -- Sweden's Gaming board has reported the editors of
four Swedish newspapers and magazines to the police for publishing adverts from
foreign gambling companies..........................Subscribers Svenska Spel - No 1 State Lottery with Sudoku
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (April 12, 2006) -- Late March Svenska Spel was the first
state lottery in the world to introduce a Sudoku scratch ticket. It was a hit
from the very start..............................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.3
Svenska Spel’s Successful Start for
Internet Poker
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (March, 2006) -- March 30
is to become an historic day in the history of Svenska Spel, the Swedish
National Lottery. That was the day when the company was the first state lottery
in the world to offer Internet Poker to the players in its own
jurisdiction...............................Read
the full story at: Vol.35 No.2 Svenska Spel to Operate Bingo Halls in Sweden
Article By: Göran Wessberg
STOCKHOLM, Sweden
(March 6, 2006) -- As of October this year Svenska Spel will help local sports
in Sweden to raise money for their activities through bingo
halls...............................Read the
full story at: Vol.34 No.10 Svenska Spel’s Sales Drop, But a Good Year for Lotto,
Internet and Casinos
Article By: Göran
Wessberg
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 20, 2006) -- Due to increasing
competition from foreign private bookmakers and one less round than 2004, total
gross sales for Svenska Spel (excl. the four casinos) dropped by
...............................Subscribers
Swedish
Government Sets Up Conditions for Internet Poker License to Svenska
Spel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (November 25, 2005) -- In a
press release from the Office of the Swedish Government Vice Prime Minister
Bosse Ringholm says that the reason for giving
............................Subscribers Svenska Spel to Take Over Bingo Halls
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (November 24, 2005) -- Last week 18 of the 100 bingo
halls in Sweden signed a contract with Svenska Spel which will take over the
administration of the gaming activities at their
places.........................Read the full
story at: Vol.33 No.10 Lottery
Gets the Green Light for Net Poker
SWEDEN (November 24,
2005) -- Swedish state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has been given the
go-ahead by the government to start an Internet poker
service.........................Subscribers
Boss Media and Svenska Spel Prepare Launch of
Internet Poker
SWEDEN (October 26, 2005) -- Boss Media and
Svenska Spel are preparing to expand the companies’ partnership, which
already includes an instant gaming platform. Now the companies
are...............................Subscribers Unemployed Man Wins Record Lottery Prize in
Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (October 9, 2005) -- Tommy
Wahlgren, PR Manager of Svenska Spel, was threefold happy when he learnt that
the Dream Prize in Lotto finally had been won on Saturday
evening..................................Subscribers European Union to Challenge Gaming Monopolies in Sweden and
Other Member States
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (October 5, 2005) --
The European Commission will challenge gaming monopolies in Sweden and other EU
member states, the commissioner in charge of the internal market and
services.................................Subscribers Pollard Banknote Awarded New Contract with Svenska
Spel
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada (September 27, 2005) --
Pollard Banknote is pleased to announce
that the company has been awarded a new contract to be the sole supplier to
provide instant tickets and associated services to Sweden’s national
lottery, Svenska Spel. ................................Subscribers
Greyhound Racing Gone to the Dogs, Svenska
Spel to Stop Betting on Dogs STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 26,
20050 -- In 2000 Svenska Spel was given the license to be the sole operator of
betting on greyhounds in Sweden.............................Subscribers Svenska Spel to Get License for Internet Poker
Article By: Göran Wessberg, industry
correspondent.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 8, 2005) --
Following the annual Spelakademin (Gaming Academy) in Visby, Sweden, Bosse
Ringholm, the vice prime minister, in an interview said that he thought it be
proper to give the legal Swedish gaming operators
the..............................Read the full
story at: Vol.32 No.12 Svenska Spel to Get License for Internet
Poker
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 8, 2005) --
.............Media and Svenska Spel´s CEO Jesper Kärrbrink
interpreted this as a go ahead from the Swedish government in the near future
to grant the national lottery a license for offering poker on ...........Subscribers Svenska Spel Records Higher Sales But Less Revenue For First
Six Months
Article By: Göran
Wessberg
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (July 2005) -- The Svenska Spel
group reports higher sales but less revenue for the first half
year............................Read the full
story at: Vol.32 No.5 Svenska Spel
to Launch Bingo Via Mobile Phone
VISBY, Sweden (June 22,
2005) -- The latest addition to games offered on your mobile phone by Svenska
Spel will be Bingo says Mathias Hedlund, VP for Division
Direct................................Subscribers
Ladbrokes Lose in Swedish Court; The Regulated
Market Can Prevail
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (June 21, 2005) -- The
British private bookmaker had applied with the Swedish government to have a
license to operate the same games as the state regulated
companies............................Subscribers Boss Media and Svenska Spel Sign Strategic Partnership
Agreement
SWEDEN (May 27, 2005) -- Boss Media and Svenska
Spel have worked together for several years on various projects in the area of
digital gaming. Interest for digital games has.........................Subscribers Swedish Police to Investigate Online Poker
Sites
SWEDEN (February 28, 2005) -- DN and SVD reported that
the Lottery Inspection Authority may begin reporting internet poker companies
to the police.They want to find out if some of
the..............................Subscribers Svenska Spel to Receive 2,000 New Wide Area Video Lottery
Terminals (VLTs) from GTECH Subsidiary Spielo
Marks First Installation of
Spielo’s Next-Generation Wide Area VLT
WEST
GREENWICH, Rhode Island, USA (February 22, 2005) --
GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK)
today announced that AB Svenska Spel amended its existing agreement with
GTECH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Spielo
Manufacturing ULC, for the provision of 2,000 next-generation wide area
video lottery terminals (VLTs)........................Read the full story at: Vol.30 No.9
Svenska Spel Sales Up 3.5% for
2004
SUNDBYBERG, Sweden (February 8, 2005) -- Svenska Spel,
the Swedish National Lottery, had another record year with gross sales of 20,2
billion SEK (2.2 billion Euro) for 2004. This was an increase
of......................Read the full story at:
Vol.30 No.7 Svenska Spel Goes
International
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (February 3, 2005) --
Following a board decision Svenska Spel has established a new business area as
of this year. Svenska Spel International will focus on
.....................Read the full story at:
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