More Swedish ops protest limits; Mr Green loses penalty appeal

More Swedish-licensed online gambling operators have signed their names to a letter protesting the government’s plans to impose even tougher limits on deposits and bonus offers.

Last week, Sweden’s Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) industry association issued a public letter signed by the CEOs of Betsson, Kindred Group, LeoVegas, NetEnt and William Hill, all of whom urged Social Security Minister Ardalan Shekarabi to back off plans to impose new weekly limits on deposits, losses and bonuses.

On Tuesday, BOS announced that CEOs representing Swedish-licensed operators ComeOn Group, Suprnation, Hero Gaming, Video Slots Ltd, Quickspin, Casumo and Betway had added their names to the letter, which BOS republished in full, just in case anyone missed the point the first time around.

BOS boss Gustaf Hoffstedt said the 12 signatories “represent about half” of Sweden’s regulated online gambling market (presumably in terms of revenue, as the Spelinspektionen regulatory body has licensed 70 online operators). Hoffstedt called on “all gaming company CEOs” bearing Swedish licenses to add their names, regardless of whether they were BOS members.