A new survey claims that a slight majority of Finnish citizens are in favour of abolishing the country’s current regulatory framework for gambling, which gives Veikkaus a monopoly over the market. However the poll also revealed that customers are wary of playing via sites licensed in other jurisdictions, and generally supportive of Veikkaus' consumer protection measures.
Play’n GO is to expand its service offering into the regulated Portuguese igaming market after the slots developer was certified to launch in the country, with PokerStars Casino to be the first client to roll out its games.
More than 30,000 people have now signed up to the Spelpaus.se Swedish self-exclusion programme, according to national gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.
The UK Gambling Commission has renamed its Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) as the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) to help reflect a sharper focus on safer gambling.