The Gaming Board has put an end to the game on foreign gaming companies in a new way. This applies to games via apps on mobile phones from Apple, among other things, poker and casino.
The Gaming Board has been printed on that authority, but have also discovered that Apple’s own rules prevents this kind of apps.
– It is Apple itself that has that kind of terms and conditions with regard to restrict access to games that are not licensed in Sweden, says the Gaming Board Communications Joakim Rönngren.
Gaming Board, which has the task of monitoring the Swedish gaming market, have managed to get Apple to voluntarily withdraw a total of 45 apps from the App store. These are thus no longer to download for Swedish consumers.
It’s game on foreign companies such as poker and casino. In Sweden, with few exceptions, only Swedish game and ATG trot and canter, which may engage in games. But through the internet, it is permissible for Swedes to play on foreign companies because EU rules make it possible.
Gaming Board has therefore very limited opportunities to access foreign companies activities through the example apps. But in this case when it comes to Apple shared Lotteriinspektionen up activity in two steps.
First, a letter was written on January 16 where the inspection said that an investigation has been launched on the occasion of a possible violation of the Swedish Lottery Act. Since quote inspection Apple’s own rules that also says no to apps from gaming companies that do not have a license in Sweden. This then get Apple to remove the 45 apps.
MEP and Conservative Christoffer Fjellner think that the Gaming Board abused its position especially as more and more demands now that the Swedish gaming market will deregulated and opened to foreign gaming companies.
– I think Lottery-Inspectorate should recognize their mistakes and try to repair the damage you have done. But then should the Government take the Gaming Board in the ear and explain that in the current situation so we plan to reform and abolish monopoly in Sweden and then you should not keep on chasing private operators, for it is not actually the ones that are the problem right now, says Christoffer Fjellner.
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