Under Swedish law, if the Gaming Board concludes that an operator is providing gaming services without a licence, it has the power to order them to provide information. Companies failing to comply with the request for information risk being fined. Anyone found to be providing illegal gambling services risks additional fines or imprisonment of between six and twenty-four months, depending on the severity of the crime under the country’s lottery law. The law also applies to affiliates that promote foreign gambling sites to Swedish residents. Speaking about the initial investigation, Johan Rydstedt, a lawyer at the Swedish Gaming Board told Gaming Intelligence Group, “24H Poker has been ordered to provide more detailed information to the Board, since the information supplied by the company in response to the first request was considered unsatisfactory.” The investigation into Redbet was launched last week when the Gaming Board concluded that like 24H Poker, Redbet employs many people in Sweden as opposed to where it holds gaming licences. “What we are trying to establish is exactly what is allowed in Sweden and what is not regarding employment and operations in online gaming,” he said. “Since this never has been tested in a court of law, there is no clear precedent.”

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