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CGG Entertainment has been prohibited from providing its gambling services in Sweden by Spelinspektionen – the Swedish Gambling Authority.
The Cyprus-based company features players entering lotteries for various goods, along with purchasing mystery boxes. Users can either win a prize or lose their entire stake.
Despite the company not possessing a valid licence to operate in Sweden, the Spelinspektionen discovered that the games were being offered to Swedish players.
Additionally, when accessed from a Swedish IP address, Swedish text and flag both appeared. This was the reason alone for the Gambling Authority to issue CGG Entertainment with a ban.
A translated statement from Spelinspektionen regarding the decision said: “The Swedish Gambling Authority prioritises measures that contribute to gambling taking place at the operators who have a Swedish gambling licence. We clarify the grounds for our decisions to ban illegal online gambling by publishing them on our website.”
It has been a busy few months for the Swedish Gambling Authority
Earlier this week, Spelinspektionen opened up yet another compliance probe into operator Svenska Spel.
The state-owned gambling company will be due for site visits from the authority, along with supervision of its gaming venue.
This comes just months after the company was given a fine of SEK 100 million ($10.4 million) due to having major shortcomings regarding player welfare.
Losses ranged from SEK 260,000 ($27,000) to SEK 600,000 ($62,000), costing players a large proportion of their yearly income in the process.
Furthermore, the regulator issued fines to operator Kanon Gaming as they breached the duty of care for users, while also banning Bitx Operations and Ryker BV for targeting players in Sweden without a valid licence.
There will also be a change in leadership at Spelinspektionen, as Camila Rosenberg’s stint as the director general of the SGA will come to an end this month after eight years in her role.
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NetBet Enterprises Limited has been fined £650,000 ($850,400) after the UK Gambling Commission found AML and social responsibility failures.
An investigation from the UKGC has found anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at online gambling business NetBet Enterprises Limited. The company, which runs NetBet and partners with various casino games providers, must now pay £650,000 towards socially responsible causes and undergo an independent audit.

NetBet Enterprises Limited will pay £650,000 after a Commission investigation revealed anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures.
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Specifically, the UKGC found that NetBet was overly reliant on financial triggers, with cases found where users were able to spend more than they should based on their net income. Concerning behaviors from customers were also overlooked by NetBet, where they should have been flagged as potential risks.
NetBet’s money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment was also found lacking, particularly when it comes to the management of third-party business relationships, high-stakes gambling, and controls relating to third-country nationals residing in the UK.
NetBet was also pulled up on social responsibility failures
On top of the AML failures, NetBet were also found to have ineffective customer interaction systems, leading to risk of customers being exposed to gambling-related harm. Warning signs of harmful behavior, like overnight play, rapid deposits, maximizing limits, and escalated gameplay, were not identified soon enough, and often only via a manual review. Incorrect information was also submitted in NetBet’s regulatory returns.
“This case highlights the serious consequences of failing to meet anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations,” said John Pierce, Commission Director of Enforcement. “We expect all operators to take note and ensure their systems are not only well-designed but are working effectively to protect consumers and to keep crime out of gambling.”
Pierce went on to explain that NetBet is required to take immediate action to rectify the failings, as well as pay the fine and conduct an independent audit as noted above.
“Our focus is on ensuring operators meet the standards we expect, and where they fall short, we will intervene,” concluded Pierce.
ReadWrite has contacted NetBet Enterprises Limited for comment.
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