Poker News – Sweden’s gambling monopoly Svenska Spel said it has taken a “big step towards a healthier gaming market” with a soon-to-be-created professorship to study problem gambling. The professorship at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine will carry out detailed research into the causes and effects of problem gambling – the first of its kind in Sweden, according to the state-owned operator. “It’s part of our mission to work towards the prevention of gambling problems,” Zenita Strandänger, head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Svenska Spel, told PokerNews. “To learn more about how we best can prevent these issues we need…

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…