Swedish gambling regulator starts preparatory study on charity gambling
Spelinspektionen says that changing conditions mean it could be time to update regulations for the sector.
Sweden.- The Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has begun a preliminary study into the country’s charitable gambling offerings. The aim is to explore how regulatory measures and practices can “better address the challenges facing the charitable sector.”
The regulator notes that before the reregulation of the gaming market on January 1 2019, which introduced regulated online gambling, no detailed investigation was carried out into the need for changes for those providing gaming for public benefit purposes. It recognises that the conditions have changed over time and there is a need to consider whether the regulatory framework should now be developed.
The preliminary study is intended to obtain an overall picture of the current situation and to identify potential challenges. The study will also result in proposals for possible measures for how the regulations and practices can be developed within the framework of existing legislation.
All stakeholders affected by the feasibility study can provide feedback on the challenges and needs within the public sector. If you wish to submit information for the preliminary study, you can submit responses to [email protected] by May 5. Case number 25Si457 should be stated in the subject line or document.
New member of the Spelinspektionen board
In other news, the Swedish government has appointed senior lecturer Jenny Cisneros Örnberg as a new member of the gambling regulator’s board. The appointment is valid from April 21 until March 31 2027.
The complete board now comprises chairman Claes Norgren and members Fredrik Holmberg, Madelaine Tunudd, Therese Mattsson and Jenny Cisneros Örnberg.
Meanwhile, Spelinspektionen has reported the findings of its latest study on black market gambling in Sweden. Following a survey conducted last year, it calculates the channelisation to the legal market is 86 per cent, but it believes that only a small number of players seek out sites that do not have local licences.
As for the unlicensed sites chosen by Swedish players, Spelinspektionen points the finger at the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan and skin betting sites
