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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.
 Advertising Agency Forsman &
Bodenfors Chooses Acapela to Create Helium Voices from Popular Lottery TV
Commercial
SOLNA, Sweden (March 3, 2010) -- Record your
voicemail message with helium voices known from Swedish TV
commercial........................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Reports
Strong 2009, Last Quarter Yielded a Good Result
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (February 12, 2010) - Sluggish start to the year - but an economic
autumn sprint gave good results. And a strong gaming combined with
profitability welcomes Svenska Spel's CEO
Meta
Persdotter..........................Subscribers
One Million Guarantee Is
Replaced
More Rounds of Extra Money On The Odds
Bomb
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 25, 2010) - After including a
study showing that the environment is guaranteed at odds bomb was not
successful enough for the players, the Swedish game (AB Svenska Spel) decided
to replace this with the rather more successful season rounds instead as a
straight guarantee on each game.....................Subscribers
Court Rules Svenska Spel
Must Abide by Public Tender Laws
SWEDEN (December 24, 2009)
- Despite recent assertions that it is a commercial business, an Administrative
Court in Sweden is reported to have ruled that Svenska Spel must conform to
laws relating to public procurement due to its status as a state-controlled
company.......................Subscribers
Meta Persdotter, Svenska
Spel CEO, Interview
Svenska Spel Dominates the
Swedish Gaming Market, But New Rules Can Change Everything
“It’s high time for gaming giant to do something
radical,” says Meta Persdotter.
“We must
be prepared and to equip ourselves for change.”
SWEDEN
(December 14, 2009) -- Meta Persdotter, Svenska Spel CEO, was recently interviewed
by Rebekah Guzman of Internetworld at the Company’s Stockholm office in
Sundbyberg. It is also where the game company’s president devotes most of
her working week, although the headquarters are now in Visby on
Gotland.......................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Strengthens
Responsible Gaming with New Age Limit
STOCKHOLM, Sweden
(December 10, 2009) - Svenska Spel introduces an 18-year-old age limit for the
purchase of lottery tickets. Svenska Spel's Board of Directors decided on the
new age limit on 2 December and it will enter into effect in 2010. With
Wednesday's decision, all of Svenska Spel's products, in all sales channels,
will have an age limit..........................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Selects New
Instant Ticket Supplier
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 7,
2009) -- After completing a procurement process, Svenska Spel has chosen the
Indian printing company Eagle
Press Private Ltd as its business partner and producer of all Svenska
Spel’s Instant tickets. The agreement will run for three years, covering
both the production and development of lottery tickets, and will apply as from
1 January 2010.....................Subscribers
Svenska Spel (Swedish
Game) Invest More in Gaming
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 3,
2009) - The board of Svenska Spel (Swedish game) has decided in 2010 to invest
an additional 3 million to support plug and Self-Help Program, two projects to
help people with gambling problem and is now run by the Game
Institute.....................Subscribers
Svenska Spel Sponsor
Sweden’s First Dream Survey
The First Dream
Survey Reveals Money, Travel and a Healthy Long Life - the Dream of
Swedes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (November 30, 2009) - Money, travel
and a healthy long life is what the Swedes' actually dreams about.Women dream
of travel, while men are dreaming of financial independence. Most Swedes
believe that the dream will become a reality one day, especially with money and
luck, and that if fulfilled the dream leads to a better and happier
life........................Subscribers
Grocery Chain in
Cooperation with Svenska Spel Introduce Digital Display
Solutions
Citygross in Cooperation with the
Swedish Digital Games
SWEDEN (November 26, 2009) -- Citygross,
a chain of BergendahlsGruppen which has 25 grocery stores throughout the
country, has signed an agreement with Swedish game (Svenska Spel) for digital
display solutions in its stores.......................Subscribers
Swedish Football Fan
Wins SEK10Million Playing Svenska Spel’s Stryktipset
SWEDEN (October 27, 2009) -- A 75-year-old Swedish man has won ten (10)
million kronor (US$1.45 million) on Svenska Spel’s Stryktipset betting
game...................Subscribers
Swedish Games Strong
Quarter Breaks Downward Trend
SWEDEN (October 25, 2009) -
Swedish Games delivered a strong performance in the third quarter and broke the
downward trend that had been experienced in the first half. Operating profit
increased by 21 million compared to the march quarter
2008....................Subscribers
Svenska Spel - Keeping
An Eye on Time and Money
SWEDEN (October 14, 2009) -
There´s one common misconception, particularly among younger players.
They overestimate their own skill and think they control the game themselves. A
lot of players reckon themselves to be pretty talented - they?ve broken even,
or maybe even made a bit of a profit.....................Subscribers
Svenska Bingo Launches
TV Campaign Across Sweden
SWEDEN (September 16, 2009) --
Svenskabingo.com airs its first national TV advertising campaign across homes
in Sweden today. With its vibrant and welcoming brand, Svenskabingo.com has
it's sights firmly set on capturing a share of the market, currently dominated
by sites such as Svenska Spel, Ladbrokes.se...............Subscribers
Ladbrokes Wins Swedish
Case
LONDON, UK (September 17, 2009) -
Ladbrokes has won a case against the
Swedish state monopoly for betting Swedish Games (Svenska
Spel).....................Subscribers
Svenska Spel and the
Game Institute Makes it Easier to Seek Support
Easier to Seek Support With Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (August 25, 2009) - Svenska Spel in collaboration with the Game
Institute have developed a new gaming tool support
contact...................Subscribers
Thomas Agrell Will Be
The New Marketing Director At Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (August 25, 2009) - Thomas Agrell to enter a new post as marketing
director at the Svenska Spel. Thomas has a solid background in marketing and
sales and was most recently Movement Consulting where he worked on business
development in retail and grocery stores.................Subscribers
Economic Crisis Has had
a Low Impact on Sweden’s Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (July 27, 2009) -- Sweden’s Svenska Spel reported to local news
service today that the current economic crises has not affected the Companies
revenue..................Subscribers
Reduced Gambling at
Svenska Spel
SWEDEN (July 17, 2009) -- Gambling in the
public gaming/lottery company Svenska Spel has decreased, according to an
interim report..............Subscribers
Svenska Spel First To
Meet European Standard
VISBY, Sweden (May 15, 2009) --
European Lotteries, the industry organisation for State-regulated lotteries and
gaming companies in Europe, has created a standard for got responsible gambling
among its members........................Subscribers
Swedish Court Rules
Texas Hold'em A 'Game Of Skill'
SWEDEN (May 14,
2009) -- A Swedish appeals court on Thursday sharply reduced the sentences for
four men convicted for arranging an illegal poker tournament, a ruling which
experts believe may open the door to more competition for Sweden’s
state-owned gambling monopoly.................Subscribers
Lottery / Gaming
Monopoly Loses Name Dispute With Treatment Centre
SWEDEN
(April 17, 2009) -- A treatment centre for gambling addicts in southern Sweden,
has beaten state lottery / gambling monopoly Svenska Spel in a naming
dispute...............Subscribers
Svenska Spel Favours Tighter Regulation – Gives Its
Support to Gambling Committee Review's Alternative 1
SWEDEN
(April 1, 2009) -- Today Svenska Spel submitted its report on ”Strong
and modernised gaming regulation” to the board of inquiry at the
Swedish Ministry of Finance. The company supports the Gambling Committee
Review's proposal to...............Subscribers
Svenska Spel To Receive 1,440 New Winwave Vu™ Video
Lottery Terminals From Spielo
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
(March 31, 2009) - GTECH Corporation
subsidiary, SPIELO Manufacturing ULC,
announced that it has signed an agreement to sell 1,440 new WinWave Vu™
video lottery terminals (VLTs) to AB Svenska
Spel in Sweden. Since 1996, SPIELO has been providing top-performing gaming
solutions to Svenska Spel, one of the world’s most innovative
government-owned lottery and gaming operators...............Subscribers
Svenska Spel Internet Poker – Keeping An Eye On Time And
Money
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (February 20 2009) -- Svenska Spel
is now launching yet another tool to help players to pace themselves when
playing poker at svenskaspel.se....................Subscribers
MultiQ International AB Wins New Order From Swedish Lottery And
Gaming Operator Svenska Spel
MALMO, Sweden (February 25,
2009) -- Swedish digital screens and signage solutions provider MultiQ
International AB (OMX Stockholm:MULQ) said on Wednesday that it has received a
new order from the Swedish lottery and gaming operator Svenska
Spel.................Subscribers
MultiQ International AB Wins New Order From Svenska
Spel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 29, 2009) -- Swedish digital
screens and signage solutions provider MultiQ International AB (OMX
Stockholm:MULQ) said on Thursday (29 January) that it has landed a new order
from the Swedish lottery and gaming operator Svenska Spel............Subscribers
Meta
Persdotter Appointed New CEO of Svenska Spel
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden (January 9, 2009) -- Meta Persdotter has been appointed as the new CEO
of Svenska Spel. She takes up her position on 1 February..................Subscribers
Acting Svenska Spel CEO Comments on Swedish Enquiry Commission
on Gambling
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 15, 2008) -- Today,
Jan Nyrén, the man in charge of the Swedish Enquiry Commission on
Gambling, has submitted his report, titled “En framtida
spelreglering” (Future Gambling Regulations) to Finance Minister
Anders Borg. This enquiry ended up being a fairly hefty 652 pages long,
and.................Subscribers
Future Gambling
Regulations in Sweden
Press release issued by the
Ministry of Finance - SOU 2008:124
SWEDEN (December 15, 2008) --
The rapid and major changes to the gambling market, mainly as a consequence of
Internet gambling without boundaries, has raised issues concerning how gambling
regulations could be upheld and should be formulated. The task of the Swedish
Enquiry Commission on Gambling was..................Subscribers
Commission Makes Recommendations on Sweden’s Betting
Monopoly
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 15, 2008) -- Sweden has
a state-monopoly on providing betting. This has been criticized by the European
Commission for violating the EU competition regulations. Now a public
commission suggests that the monopoly should be broken up, at least
partially.................Subscribers
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
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