February 8, 2024

Striving for Responsibility: The Varied Success of Swedish Gaming Operators

Commitment to Player Well-being: A Mixed Bag of Results In the latter half of 2023, Sweden’s leading gaming operators Kindred Group, Svenska Spel, and ATG unveiled their responsible gambling outcomes, revealing a spectrum of success in mitigating problem gambling behaviors among their clientele. This initiative, part of a pledge made in autumn 2022 to disclose […]

January 30, 2024

Svenska Spel Embraces Change: Rebrands Horse Racing Games and Closes Land-Based Casinos Amid Industry Evolution

Svenska Spel’s Strategic Rebranding Post Legal Ruling In a pivotal move, Sweden’s Svenska Spel has announced the rebranding of its horse racing games to “Svenska Spel Hästar,” following a legal setback with the horseracing betting operator Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG). This decision comes after the Swedish Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that […]

November 27, 2023

ATG Issues Stern Warning on Soaring Unlicensed Gambling Activity in Sweden

Prepare to be alarmed as Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG), the renowned Swedish horseracing betting operator, reveals a startling revelation. The traffic directed towards unlicensed gambling sites in Sweden has skyrocketed by a staggering factor of ten since the inception of the regulated gambling market in 2019. This exponential surge raises critical concerns about the […]

November 23, 2023

Sweden’s ATG Highlights Surge in Illegal Gambling, Calls for Urgent Action

Sweden’s Alarming Rise in Illegal Gambling: ATG’s Call for Decisive Measures Sweden’s Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG) is raising the alarm over an “alarming” spike in illegal gambling activities, with new data revealing a staggering ten-fold increase in traffic to unlicensed betting websites since 2019. This revelation underscores a significant challenge in Sweden’s battle against […]

July 4, 2023

Swedish Court Overturns SEK6m Fine Against ATG for AML Deficiencies

The Administrative Court in Linköping has ruled in favor of AB Travoch Galopp (ATG), overturning a SEK6 million (€500,000) fine imposed by the Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. The fine was originally issued due to anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies discovered between 2019 and 2021. While the court acknowledged ATG’s shortcomings in AML actions, it deemed the […]