May to June 2020 in Review: Political whiplash follows Covid storm Share
March 25, 2021
Having navigated March and April’s COVID storms, the betting industry was served a political whiplash across European jurisdictions as the months of May and June saw governments order tighter customer controls across all gambling verticals.
SBC – European governments order tougher controls on gambling’s compliance duties
Following direct orders from the government, the
UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) imposed a series of temporary compliance measures on licensed operators who must carry due diligence on affordability checks and customer care interventions.
Meanwhile in Sweden, the Riksdag approved
Ardalan Shekarabi’s direct enforcement of a temporary SEK 5,000 deposit limit as well as additional in-play restrictions across all online gambling verticals from 1 June.