Poker News – Sweden recently asked the European Commission for more time before actions are taken against the country’s gambling monopoly because “changes are imminent” and a new set of norms could be ready as early as next November. However, EGBA secretary general Maarten Haijer rejected the proposal and called for “immediate sanctions.” According to what Sweden’s Treasury Undersecretary Erik Thedéen explained in an interview given to Sweden’s news-agency Direkt, the government is currently trying to buy itself time to avoid the risk of international sanctions. “The Swedish government hopes that the European Commission will decide to freeze the infringement…