Sweden’s Administrative Court upheld an SEK12m penalty against Videoslots, according to the report, confirming a sanction first imposed in April 2025. The case concerned alleged failures to meet player-protection duties; Videoslots disputed the findings and said it had strengthened its safeguards.
The upheld penalty confirms Videoslots’ financial sanction for the regulator’s stated player-protection breaches.
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Reportedly, a Swedish court upheld Spelinspektionen’s refusal of a retail terminal bingo licence. Föreningen Idrottens Spel i Sverige sought permission in 2023 for approximately 297 retail outlets.
Sweden’s Administrative Court of Appeal upheld Spelinspektionen’s rejection of an association’s application to place bingo terminals in 297 retail locations. The court said bingo terminals should not be permitted in kiosks, shops and similar premises whose main activity is not gambling.
It was reported that ANJ fined an operator €500,000 for failures in its duty of care. The regulator examined 30 players’ activity and identified failures in nearly every case.
Rome’s Court of Appeal upheld the duty of a bank to assess and report suspicious transactions linked to Casinò di Campione d’Italia, reportedly in a case concerning a Ministry of Economy and Finance sanction. The transactions involved payments and winnings totalling about €3.8m, and the court said the casino’s own anti-money-laundering duties did not remove the bank’s separate obligation.
Reportedly, an adult gaming centre operator has received a £150,000 fine for self-exclusion failures. The penalty follows proposals from the UK prime minister to reform adult gaming centres, betting shops and vape shops on high streets.