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The Swedish government is considering a proposal to extend previously implemented restrictions on the country’s online gambling industry in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, news emerged late last week.
A temporary ordinance mandating locally licensed online casino and Sports Betting operators to follow certain requirements aimed at reducing the risks of gambling during the pandemic is set to expire at the end of of June. If lawmakers approve its extension, its provisions will be valid through November 14, 2021.
The measures were first enforced last July and were originally intended to last through the end of 2020. However, Swedish lawmakers have extended them several times since the summer of 2020. As mentioned earlier, after the latest extension, the temporary ordinance was supposed to expire in mid-2021, but since the rate of new infections remains high in Sweden, legislators believe the measures should stay in place for several more months.
The restrictions are spearheaded by the country’s Minister of Social Insurance, Ardalan Shekarabi, a vocal supporter of a more restrictive gambling regime. Minister Shekarabi said last week that the ongoing Covid-19 situation “entails great risk for consumers in the gaming market” and that they “therefore need to act to reduce the risks for the most vulnerable consumers.”
The Swedish government is considering a proposal to extend previously implemented restrictions on the country’s online gambling industry in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, news emerged late last week.
A temporary ordinance mandating locally licensed online casino and Sports Betting operators to follow certain requirements aimed at reducing the risks of gambling during the pandemic is set to expire at the end of of June. If lawmakers approve its extension, its provisions will be valid through November 14, 2021.
The measures were first enforced last July and were originally intended to last through the end of 2020. However, Swedish lawmakers have extended them several times since the summer of 2020. As mentioned earlier, after the latest extension, the temporary ordinance was supposed to expire in mid-2021, but since the rate of new infections remains high in Sweden, legislators believe the measures should stay in place for several more months.
The restrictions are spearheaded by the country’s Minister of Social Insurance, Ardalan Shekarabi, a vocal supporter of a more restrictive gambling regime. Minister Shekarabi said last week that the ongoing Covid-19 situation “entails great risk for consumers in the gaming market” and that they “therefore need to act to reduce the risks for the most vulnerable consumers.”