- The Finnish Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy has set out plans to tackle the problem of operators violating the Lotteries Act.
- The government will also examine whether advertising by gray market sites can be controlled via the licensing system for TV and radio stations.
- Playtech’s iPoker skins, Mansion Poker and Titan Poker closed their doors to Finnish players last November.
The Finnish Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy has set out plans to tackle the problem of operators violating the Lotteries Act. 11a2k
infringement proceedings were officially dropped.
Charity-focused Ongame.
Working with these licensed operators, the government will establish a “Digital Monitoring Group.” The group will recommend measures the government can take to reduce access to the market by unlicensed operators.
The government will also examine whether advertising by gray market sites can be controlled via the licensing system for TV and radio stations. It has rejected introducing any form of financial blocking at this stage. All proposals will be considered by the end of the year with a view to further amending the Lotteries Act.
Finnish players have had little difficulty playing on dot-com sites, as there is virtually no enforcement mechanism in place to prevent them.
There was a minor disruption in November last year, as Playtech in July—the provider of Ray.FI’s client.
Playtech’s iPoker skins Mansion Poker and Titan Poker also closed their doors to Finnish players last November.
If the Cabinet Committee gets its way, more may follow.