{"id":11265,"date":"2020-12-16T10:57:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2020-12-16T10:57:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T10:57:23","slug":"swedens-new-igaming-regulations-does-not-sit-well-with-the-egba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/swedens-new-igaming-regulations-does-not-sit-well-with-the-egba\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden\u2019s New iGaming Regulations Does Not Sit Well With The EGBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sweden\"Sweden has one of the most stringent iGaming markets in the world as the Swedish government is very keen on ensuring that its players are not exploited by iGaming operators and remain protected at all times. Sweden made its iGaming laws a lot more stringent once COVID-19 hit<\/a> as it wanted to ensure that Swedes who were in lockdown would not go overboard and spend too much time and money on online gaming activities. <\/p>\n

As a result, the Swedish government with the help of the gaming regulator Spelinspektionen<\/strong> imposed a number of restrictions on the iGaming market. The government is now looking to extend those restrictions into 2021 due to on-going concerns of Swedish players falling prey to gambling activities. <\/p>\n

The European Gaming and Betting Association<\/a> (EGBA) has openly criticised the request to extend these rigid gaming regulations into 2021. EGBA officials argue that such stringent requirements are not required as it would jeopardize the success of Sweden\u2019s legalized iGaming market which only went live in Jan 2019.<\/p>\n

The EGBA pointed out that the restrictions are so stringent that it would make legalized gambling in the country rather unattractive to Swedish players and correspondingly make unlicensed gambling operators look a lot more appealing. <\/p>\n

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