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(AsiaGameHub) –   The licensees did not report changes to their boards or management.

Sweden.- The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, has announced it is now checking that licensees providing gambling for public benefit correctly declare changes to their boards and/or management as mandated by the rules.

Under Chapter 4, Section 11 of Sweden’s Gambling Act, any changes to the board and/or management must be notified to the Swedish Gambling Authority within a 14-day period. A recent review of 17 licensees, however, revealed that 16 had neglected to report these changes at least once.

The 16 organizations that did not comply with the reporting obligations were given warnings or remarks in addition to fines. The cases have been concluded for all but one of these entities.

Among those receiving warnings were Karlholms GoIF, Brunflo Sports Association, Lesjöfors Sports Association, Lidköpings Football Club, the Motorists’ Sobriety Association, and Ulvåker IF.

The Swedish regulator has recently intensified its enforcement efforts. Although actions in recent years have primarily concentrated on online gambling, especially pursuing unlicensed operators, these recent measures indicate the regulator’s intention to ensure that smaller operators, including charitable gaming licensees, follow the regulations.

It also recently issued a warning to the Swedish Bingo Association concerning insufficient information at two locations: Idrottens Bingo in Linköping and Bingoringen in Karlskoga. Physical inspections found that the required contact details and information about beneficiaries were not being displayed.

In a separate development, the operator ATG has indicated that, based on its own recent estimates, headway is being achieved in the fight against unlicensed gambling in Sweden.