However, both operators decided to lodge a further appeal to the Jönköping Court of Appeal. This second appeal then resulted a further reduction leaving the companies each with an SEK1M fine for their breaches.
When lodging its appeal against the latest reduction, Spelinspektionen stated that any decision to reduce penalties could have a detrimental effect on its ability to issue appropriate fines to gaming operators that breach the country’s gambling regulations.
In a statement released on the Spelinspektionen website, the regulator said:
Swedish Gambling Authority Appeals Reductions for Fines Issued to Genesis and AG CommunicationsThe news of Spelinspektionen’s appeal comes shortly after a court ruled that regulator cannot enforce an SEK20M fine it issued to online operator Betsson for an alleged violation of the Swedish Gaming Act.
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