Sweden’s Spelinspektionen will require licensed gambling providers to check the Spelpaus register using regulator-issued credentials and an approved API from 1 August 2026. The regulator’s rules specify when a self-exclusion check is considered complete.
Operators must use the regulator’s specified credentials and API when verifying customers against Spelpaus.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union said courts considering an application to freeze bank accounts may assess a debtor’s earlier conduct and laws that could hinder debt recovery. The case concerns an Austrian judgment ordering Mr Green to reimburse a player’s losses after the operator was found to lack a national licence; the player sought an EU preservation order in 2024 over accounts in four countries.
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in the TQ v Mr Green Limited case that national judges may consider a debtor’s past conduct and domestic laws when deciding whether a European account-preservation order is urgently necessary. The dispute concerns an Austrian player seeking to recover losses from an operator without an Austrian licence; the court’s ruling addresses the criteria for such orders.
The Court of Justice of the European Union is due to rule on 21 May 2026 on a preliminary question from Vienna's court concerning an account-freezing order against Mr Green. The dispute follows an Austrian 2021 ruling ordering the operator to repay a player's losses after the gambling contract was found void for lack of an Austrian licence; the player sought an order in 2024 covering accounts in Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and Sweden.
The European Court of Justice ruled on 16 April that member states may pursue operators for breaches of local gambling laws, the programme said. It also said players could seek to reclaim losses from operators based in another member state. The discussion separately compared prediction-market figures with sportsbook activity, including a reported 7% share of handle and 2% of revenue in states with legal sportsbooks.
Evoke, owner of William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, reported a 7% fall in third-quarter revenue to £406m and linked about 270 betting shop closures over the past year to higher industry taxation. The company urged the government not to raise gambling taxes again in the 28 October Budget and said its takeover by Bally's Intralot remains on track.