USA and sweden have a long shared history, in addition to a long common boundary. of course, it also means that there are many similarities between the two countries, but in some areas it feels like they USA and sweden just as well could have been on the opposite side of the globe. gambling online is a theme as the authorities approach in completely different ways, even if it should is said that it is not long since sweden left their policy in relation to online casinos.
Two different approaches to online gambling
license schemes for online casinos are the mainly the difference between sweden and USA. where sweden from january 2019 opened to assign licenses to foreign online casinos, then the norwegian authorities firmly by a model where there are only a few selected players who are allowed to offer gambling to norwegians. the gambling companies' industry organization is of course positive to the same model should be introduced in USA, even though the industry has actually experienced a temporary recovery in sweden. it is not possible to hide that licensing schemes as well places harsh demands on online casinos, compared to, for example, responsible games and marketing. still, they believe that there is a more durable solution in the long term.
Click here to see examples of casinos in Sweden, casinos that have a Swedish license will have the logo for the gaming speech when moving on to the website. A large proportion of online casinos offering games to Swedish players have chosen to apply for a Swedish license.
USA then has no license scheme for foreign online casinos, but of course it does not mean on any way that it is impossible for norwegians to play online. rather the other way around are they norwegian authorities clear that it is 100 % legal for norwegians to play on net, and any gains can also be stated to the tax authorities without problem. what the lottery and foundation authority rather is trying to do is sting sticks in the wheels of the online casinos, for example by making it difficult to market or try to limit the possibilities of deposits and withdrawals. simultaneous is this an almost impossible struggle, even Telenor offers a VPN solution and it is completely impossible to limit norwegians' access to online gambling. also, the whole problem is an interesting legal nut, as it exists different opinions about whether USA can have its own rules for gambling. this has to do with USA agreements with the eu via the eea agreement, together with the online casinos then have licenses from one or more eu countries.
Will USA eventually become more like Sweden?
it is difficult to predict how the norwegian politicians will choose to handle the gaming industry in the years to come. on one side so appears it as an impossibility to try to block gambling online, and although USA for example, should now come up in relation to the law then it is completely impossible to block access to the internet. it suggests that the authorities should introduce their own norwegian license scheme. sweden has got in place very strict rules, and on many ways this tactic would have given more control over the online casinos.
on the other hand, gambling is important symbolic politics. the is about both responsible games and contributions to sports and volunteers organizations. these factors should definitely not be underestimated but it is hard to say if it is better to fight an impossible battle with goals to ban gambling - compared to introducing a license with strict mechanisms for responsible game. the same can also be said about the transfers to the volunteer, then it is possible to create tax solutions that redistribute funds for these the purposes.
no matter what happens, the changes in sweden definitely have also influenced the norwegian debate.
