12/16/20 Veikkaus to expand ID controls from January The Finnish gambling monopoly has confirmed it will introduce the calls across its network of slot machines.
12/07/20 Veikkaus considers temporary layoffs due to retail closures Finland’s gaming monopoly could lay off up to 800 staff as Covid-19 restrictions continue to impact retail operations.
09/30/20 Veikkaus to maintain €500 loss limit until end of year Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has announced that the limit introduced in May will remain for the rest of 2020.
09/02/20 Finland: “new type of casino” to open December 2021 Veikkaus wants its Tampere venue to be “a trendsetter of the European casino world”.
08/28/20 Veikkaus pushes to bring forward age verification The Finnish gambling monopoly has called on the government to bring forward the introduction of ID verification for slot machines.
08/24/20 Veikkaus expects €300m dent in profits due to Covid-19 The Finnish monopoly operator has already reported a 33.6 per cent drop in profits for H1.
07/08/20 Finnplay buys Global Gaming’s Nano Casino Finnplay Group has bought Nano Casino from its former online casino partner Global Gaming for €500,000.
06/11/20 XLMedia to sell off Finnish casino assets iGaming affiliate group XLMedia is looking to sell its Finland-facing casino assets to concentrate on expansion in regulated markets.
05/07/20 Finland: high risk gambling decreases A study by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) shows just 3 per cent of Finns are considered to have a gambling problem.
04/29/20 Finland reduces gambling loss limits due to Covid-19 Finland will cut monthly and daily gambling loss limits to €500 due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
01/22/20 Veikkaus issues warning over possible scams The Finnish giant Veikkaus has issued a warning to its customers over possible scams made through phone calls.
12/19/19 Veikkaus to focus on responsibility measures The Finnish gambling operator Veikkaus has announced that it will continue focusing on responsibility measures.
12/12/19 Veikkaus named a new Ethics Advisory Board The Board of Directors of Veikkaus has appointed an expert advisory board at its December meeting.
12/04/19 Veikkaus to reduce number of slot machines The Finnish gambling operator Veikkaus has announced that the total number of slot machines will be reduced to 15k by the end of 2020.
11/07/19 Veikkaus’ slots removal could hurt NGOs The removal of slot machines from Veikkaus could end up hurting NGOs.
