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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 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
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
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