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    26/03/2024
    Sweden

    Sweden intensifies crackdown on credit-funded gambling

    Proposed new amendments to the Swedish Gambling Act will mandate gambling companies to decline all credit-based payments from consumersSince the implementation of the Swedish Gambling Act (SFS 2018:1138) in 2019, Sweden has made several amendments to the Swedish Gambling Act to mitigate potentially harmful effects that gambling may entail. A notable addition has been the introduction of a gambling software operating permit during 2023. CMS Wistrand has previously published an article on this matter, which can be found here.Currently, Sweden is considering further legislative amendments aimed at...
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    25/03/2024
    Sweden

    Additional Swedish judgment in a dispute between a gambler and two gambling operators

    BackgroundThe Swedish resident gambler P.H. sued two Maltese-based gambling operators within the same company group for repayment of losses and damages for pure economic loss and for personal injury. The first gambling operator, Kindred Group PLC, was sued for repayment and damages in the amount of SEK 10,242,409 plus interest concerning gambling during the years from 2011 to 2018 (Claim A). The gambling services were not provided under a Swedish license, since such was not available at that time. The second gambling operator, Spooniker Ltd, was sued together with Kindred Group PLC for joint and...
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    18/03/2024
    Sweden

    Contract for gambling services found void by Swedish court due to gambler’s gambling problems, leading to a repayment of net losses

    The Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal has found an agreement for the provision of gambling services between a gambler and a gambling operator invalid due to the gambler’s gambling problems and the gambling operator’s intrusive marketing toward the gambler. The gambling operator was imposed to repay net losses of EUR 527,395 and pay damages for mental suffering of SEK 10,000 to the gambler.BackgroundOn 21 February 2019, a Swedish consumer sued the Maltese gambling operator BML Group Ltd in the Patent and Market Court of Sweden and claimed that the gambling operator should be...
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    18/03/2024
    Sweden

    The Swedish government proposes measures aimed at strengthening consumer protection and combating criminal activity in connection with gambling

    On 14 December 2023, the Swedish government submitted the government bill prop. 2023/24:53, proposing measures aimed at strengthening consumer protection and combating criminal activity in connection with gambling.The government bill contains a proposal that the Gambling Act’s (2018:1138) provisions on permitted processing of personal data shall be supplemented with a provision that allows processing of personal data for a license holder’s work with the duty of care, which aims to protect players against excessive gambling. It is also proposed that a license holder should be given the...
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    06/03/2024
    United Kingdom

    Gambling Commission Consultation: Financial Penalties and Financial Key Event Reporting Introduction

    Introduction The Gambling Commission (the “GC”) has opened a consultation on proposed changes relating to financial penalties and financial key event reporting. The proposed changes to financial penalties would be effected through a revised Statement of Principles for Determining Financial Penalties which would also be reflected in the Indicative Sanctions Guidance. In relation to financial key event reporting, the GC is proposing to change the relevant requirements through the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP).Financial key event reporting: Reporting changes in ownership...
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    05/03/2024
    EU

    Domain names are assets that can be attached

    On 16 January 2024, the Brussels Court of First Instance rendered an interesting decision about the right of a creditor to attach the domain names of his debtor and to sell them to the highest bidder.We all know that the value of domain names can be very high. According to the American domain name and web hosting company GoDaddy, the 25 most expensive domain names publicly reported are valued between USD 5 million and USD 49 million. The most expensive domain name ever sold, Cars.com, had a price tag of USD 872 million, according to SEC files accessed by GoDaddy.A good domain name is...
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