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Sweden Not in Compliance

Sweden has been catching a lot of flack in the industry media lately for the government’s actions concerning the offshore online casino gambling industry. Swedish officials have continuously and effectively ignored all of the European Commission’s requests for new internet gambling policy that is more open to foreign competition. Rather than come into compliance, the Swedish government is considering even more methods they could use to block the foreign online casinos from competing with the state monopoly – IP blocking is one of the most controversial current suggestions.

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has recently come right out and publicly criticized the Swedish government for their actions – or rather lack of actions. At some stages of the game it appeared as though the Swedish government may be turning is its obstinacy and would consider long-term and sustainable online casino gambling regulations that comply with European Law. Any thoughts in that direction though have been apparently abandoned and the gambling companies are forced to either take a step back from the Swedish gambling market or risk tangoing with the state government in the courts.

Moves toward new legislation and regulation of the online casinos have been like a slap in the face to the industry. The proposed new solutions really do not provide the foreign internet gaming sites with a competitive and level playing field. This is the reason that the EGBA is publicly giving the Swedish government a tongue lashing – it seems as though the issue is a mere joke to the Swedish government and no officials from Sweden are actually willing to come to the table with new regulations that would comply with EU law.