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Encroaching Online Casino Regulations

The Finnish government is out for some new blood this month with the announcement that the government’s plans to reform the Finnish Lotteries Act will have a pretty major effect on gambling regulations in the semi-autonomous region of Åland. The Finnish government has caught a lot of flack from the European Commission over its land and online casino gambling policies and this issue seems as though it will only worsen if the planned reforms take place. For Åland, the new reforms will be specifically aimed at resolving jurisdictional confrontations that have arisen between Åland’s licensed land casino gaming operator and the Finnish authorities.

The Scandinavian region is fast becoming well-known for its land and online casino gambling monopolies – the Åland licensing and regulations fall right into this same pattern of gambling monopoly activity…a pattern that the European Commission is fighting against. Because Åland has an autonomous government there have been conflicts with the Finnish government on Åland’s gaming operator, PAF – additionally, Åland is considering opening itself up as a licensing jurisdiction for additional land and online casino operators.

All of this activity out of Åland tough is definitely causing some tensions with the Finnish government – land and online casino gambling activity is strictly illegal in the country and Åland’s activities are allowing Finnish gamblers to more easily break the law. Åland and Finland are currently going head-to-head in debate over the online casino gambling issue – something that is likely to last for some time while the two governments seek out some sort of compromise…as task that is difficult in light of the general Scandinavian dislike for legalized and licensed gambling activities – Sweden, Denmark, and Finland all support state-run monopolies at this point.