Paf Responsible Gaming Summit 2015: Responsible gaming from an international perspective. Carin Kappe, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Sweden

Ministry of Finance SwedenGovernment Offices of Sweden

Responsible Gaming Summit Åland 2015

Carin KappeMinistry of Finance


Current legislation

• a sound and safe gaming market - legal, safe and reliable

• exclude private profit


Infringement cases

3 cases

- betting on sports events (reasoned opinion)- online poker (reasoned opinion)- land based and online casinos (formal

notice)


COM press release 16 October 2014


Changes in the Lotteries Act

• make the existing licensing process more transparent

• demands on social responsibility

• marketing rules

• report from Ministry of Finance out on consultation with stakeholders until December


Prohibition of promoting participation in lotteries• Committee report presented to the Minister for

Public Administration on the 30 March 2015• SOU 2015:34

• Equal sanctions for the prohibition of promoting participation in lotteries regardless where they are arranged

• Committee report out on consultation with stakeholders until December


Public inquiry for a new legislation

• Government decision on the 24 September

• One-man Committee

• Recover control over the Gambling market

• 31 March 2017


Tack!

Carin Kappe+46 8 405 20 93+46 72 727 29 [email protected]

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Presentations & Public Speaking

Paf Responsible Gaming Summit 2015: Responsible gaming from an international perspective. Carin Kappe, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Sweden