Spelinspektionen Explains The Limitations Of The Sports Betting

Swedish agency for gambling spelinspektionen published clarifications on new market restrictions that licensed operators can offe for rates.

New rules for the sports betting, which come into force on january 1, prohibit rates on the football league below four leading rating levels of sweden. They also prohibit rates on violations of rules, such as booking and red cards in football, as well as on the individual results of players under the age of 18.

Spelinspektionen said that new rules prohibiting betting on the "individual speech" of children under 18, cover rates for effectiveness or strikes on goals in team games such as football, results in certain sports, such as an athletics, skiing or shooting, and results in single matches in sports, like tennis, badminton or table tennis.

However specifically on the players under 18. Butt if most players (three out of four) in a pair match young than 18 years old, then all rates will be prohibited.

New rules apply only to events in sweden. For competitions that consist of more than one stage, one stage is carried out in sweden, and one or more – abroad, the event held in sweden and the overall result of the competition will be regulated by the rules, but not an individual event or conducted outside the sweden.

Asked if the restrictions prohibit the rates on the penalty or penalties. Spelinspektionen explained that the bets on the appointed penalty or a free blow will be prohibited, but the rates on the result of an already appointed free blow – will not.

The regulator also explained that the rules also apply to cybersport, but again only on competitions that pass in sweden.

Source: official site spelinspektionen