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Sweden is taking a decisive step toward tightening control over unlicensed online gambling, as Spelinspektionen, the country’s gaming regulator, formally submitted a detailed report to the government on March 31 outlining a new enforcement framework. The proposal lays out both technological and administrative obligations that offshore operators must implement to prevent Swedish citizens from accessing their platforms, forming part of a broader legislative push to amend th

Swedish law enforcement has stepped up its offensive against unauthorized financial intermediaries, warning that anyone acting as an illegal money transmitter risks long prison terms and the seizure of their assets. Criminal networks are increasingly leaning on loose, decentralized webs of willing or coerced individuals to move dirty money across borders while steering clear of regulated banks. The funds being shuffled through these channels often bankroll major criminal acti

Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general of the Sweden Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS), has sharply criticised AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) CEO Hasse Lord Skarplöth’s call for Sweden to raise taxes on online gambling operators. Hoffstedt characterised the proposal as an act of “self-harm” that would damage the country’s regulated market. Skarplöth’s suggestion, made earlier this week, urged Sweden to mirror the UK’s recent decision to increase tax levels on licensed onli