March 18, 2010
Betting
The following articles have been tagged with "Betting":
Court orders Betsson to shutter Stockholm office
Business & Money: 21 Dec 09
Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal.
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English defender's goal yields millions for Swedish football fan
Society: 27 Oct 09
A 75-year-old Swedish man has a defender from Preston North End in England’s second division to thank for an improbable 10 million kronor ($1.45 million) gambling win.
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Swedish journalist claims Obama Nobel jackpot
National: 9 Oct 09
While the decision to award US President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize has been received by widespread surprise, one Swedish journalist is toasting the Norwegians after winning 50,000 kronor on the outcome.
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Speculation mounts as Nobel lit prize nears
Society: 8 Oct 09
Literary circles in Sweden are bursting with speculation ahead of Thursday’s announcement of the Nobel Literature Prize, with many expecting the award to go to a poet for the first time since 1996.
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Pundits tip poets for Nobel Literature Prize
Society: 6 Oct 09
This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement.
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The Local falls foul of Great Firewall of China
Science & Technology: 20 Aug 09
The Local has discovered that Chinese readers are unable to access "Sweden's News in English" as the site has been banned in the Asian country.
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Stockholm hotels in royal demand
Society: 13 Apr 09
Stockholm's hotel rooms are already in short supply for the weekend in June 2010 when Crown Princess Victoria weds Daniel Westling. Travel firms are betting on a summer tourism boom for the capital.
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'Banana' unlikely in inaugural address: Swedish bookmaker
Politics: 15 Jan 09
Barack Obama is exceedingly unlikely to mention the word "banana" in his inaugural speech next week, according to a Swedish bookmaker.
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Nobel Literature Prize speculation mounts
Society: 9 Oct 08
As the Swedish Academy prepares to announce the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, critics argue that major US literary figures are being unfairly sidelined.
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Date set for Nobel Literature Prize
Society: 3 Oct 08
As speculation begins to mount over this year's Nobel Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy said on Friday it would announce the winner on October 9th.
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Sweden may open door to foreign gambling operators
Business & Money: 4 Sep 08
The government commission examining gambling in Sweden wants to allow foreign gaming companies to operate in the country.
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Sweden's politicians take to the pitch
Politics: 11 Jun 08
The Red-Green team is favoured in this year’s annual football match between the opposition and the government.
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Higher inflation worries analysts
Business & Money: 10 Jun 08
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in May compared to April, giving Sweden an annualized inflation rate of 4.0 percent and prompting analysts to forecast an interest rate hike by the Riksbank.
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Parents arrested for raping their children
National: 10 May 08
A married couple has been arrested in Sörmland on suspicion of raping their children.
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Man arrested for Uppsala wife killing
National: 1 Mar 08
A 36-year-old man was remanded into custody in Uppsala this morning on suspicion of murdering his wife. The man had reported his wife missing in January.
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Swiss company in bid for Gant
Business & Money: 11 Dec 07
A Swiss retailer has launched a hostile takeover bid for Swedish clothing company Gant. One of the Swedish company's major shareholders has already rejected the offer.
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Unibet boss slams French gambling laws
National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete."
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Unibet CEO released on bail
National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet was released on bail by a French court on Wednesday. Commenting on his release, Petter Nylander said that Unibet had "always stayed within the law".
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Unibet chief 'to be sent to France'
National: 24 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of Unibet is to be handed over to French authorities next week, a Dutch court has ruled. But the court in Amsterdam said that Petter Nylander could be released from police custody.
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Unibet CEO to make court appearance
National: 24 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet is to appear before a Dutch court on Wednesday afternoon. Unibet's head lawyer described his client's arrest and detention as "Guantanamo treatment".
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French 'could drop betting chief charges'
National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has had French charges against him dropped, according to reports. Reuters says Petter Nylander remains in Dutch custody, but that France has dropped plans to prosecute.
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Commission worried by Unibet arrest
National: 23 Oct 07
The European Commission has said it is 'concerned' about the arrest of the Swedish chief executive of international online betting firm Unibet, who was picked up on a warrant issued by French authorities.
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Betting boss arrested in Netherlands
National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on orders of French authorities.
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Swede tipped for Nobel Economics Prize
National: 15 Oct 07
The 2007 Nobel prize season comes to a close on Monday with the announcement of the Economics Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Labrokes is tipping a Swedish professor to win.
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Literature Prize keeps pundits guessing
National: 11 Oct 07
The winner of the 2007 Nobel Literature Prize is to be announced on Thursday and while some are putting their money on US novelist Philip Roth, anything is possible as the Swedish Academy is keeping mum on its choice.
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Nobel Literature Prize date set
National: 5 Oct 07
The 2007 Nobel Prize for literature will be announced on October 11, the Swedish Academy said Friday, with literary circles already speculating wildly over who the winner could be.
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Social Democrat betting company criticizes monopoly
Politics: 4 Sep 07
The Social Democrats' own betting company, A-lotterierna, has accused the gambling monopoly and state-owned betting companies of squeezing non-governmental organizations out of the market.
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End of the road for Swedish cycling team
Sport: 15 Aug 07
Cycling team Unibet.com confirmed on Wednesday that they will be disbanding at the end of the season after the Swedish internet betting company which sponsors them pulled the plug.
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EU threatens to sue Sweden over sports betting
Society: 27 Jun 07
The European Commission has threatened to take Sweden to the European Union's highest court if it fails to satisfy concerns about restrictions on sports betting.
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Government to ban aggressive gambling ads
Politics: 20 Jun 07
The Swedish government has announced that it is preparing to reform the Swedish gambling market. Aggressive marketing is to be prohibited but Svenska Spel is expected to retain a dominant position.
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Svenska Spel to enforce age checks
Society: 18 Jun 07
State-owned Swedish betting company Svenska Spel has said it will introduce compulsory age checks for people using its gaming machines.
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Eriksson interested in managing Newcastle
Sport: 9 May 07
Sven-Göran Eriksson's agent has said that the Swede would be interested in taking over at Newcastle if an approach were made by the northern English club.
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Sports digest: Elfsborg tipped to retain title
Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers.
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Court ruling threatens Svenska Spel's monopoly
Business & Money: 6 Mar 07
A new ruling in the European Court of Justice has put further pressure on national gambling monopolies in EU member states.
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Ladbrokes acquires Nordic partner Sponsio
Business & Money: 22 Jan 07
Ladbrokes PLC has acquired Sponsio Ltd, its online betting and gaming partner in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, in a deal worth up to 40 million sterling (565 million kronor).
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Ladbrokes acquires Nordic partner Sponsio
Business & Money: 22 Jan 07
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ATG sets new record
Business & Money: 1 Jan 07
Despite tough competition from online gambling firms, Swedish horse racing organisation AB Trav och Galopp returned record results in 2006.
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Johansson targets agents in UEFA re-election bid
Sport: 19 Oct 06
Lennart Johansson, the Swedish president of European football's governing body UEFA, has pledged to crack down on regulations on footballers' agents if re-elected in January.
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Sweden's monopolies in the firing line
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Sweden's state monopolies on alcohol, pharmacies and gaming were created decades ago to promote social justice and public health, but now they are under threat from the European Union and a possible change of government.
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Gloomy outlook for Swedish house prices
Business & Money: 14 Aug 06
Confidence in rising house prices is declining, according to the August property price indicator from Swedish bank SEB, while another report reveals that in some areas prices have started to fall.
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Odds lengthen for gaming monopoly
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Aug 06
Do Internet gaming and European law mean that Sweden's gambling monopoly is approaching the last roll of the dice? And can Svenska Spel's existence be justified, asks Paul O'Mahony.
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Swede wants to continue leading European football
Sport: 11 Jul 06
The president of European football's governing body UEFA, Lennart Johansson, announced in Berlin on Tuesday that he would seek a renewed mandate next year.
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Ladbrokes to challenge Swedish betting monopoly
Business & Money: 31 Mar 06
British bookmaker Ladbrokes PLC is applying for a licence to operate its online poker service in Sweden as it looks to challenge a government monopoly on betting.
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Swedish hope for foreign gambling firms
Business & Money: 27 Jan 06
An official inquiry into the gambling market concludes that there is no feasible way of gambling which is run from abroad. Instead, it recommends a licencing system. Unbelievably positive, says Ladbrokes' Swedish MD Douglas Roos.
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Marxists who could sink Persson
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 06
Göran Persson needs no enemies when his friends on the far-left have a programme to destroy Swedish industry. Little wonder that the Social Democrats have no idea how to handle communist Lars Ohly.
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Swedish terror suspect: allegations are political
National: 15 Dec 05
The Swede being held in the Czech Republic on suspicion of planning terrorism has accused the domestic US intelligence agency of "manufacturing" a case against him, adding that it was "politically directed against Islam".
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Net poker gets the green light
Politics: 24 Nov 05
Swedish state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel is allowed by the government to start an internet poker service. But deputy PM Bosse Ringholm says no to internet casinos.
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Ericsson to invest $1 billion in China
Business & Money: 7 Sep 05
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson is to invest one billion dollars in China over the coming five years, betting on more demand for wireless services in the world's largest mobile phone market.
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Ladbrokes gets Swedish betting knockback
National: 21 Jun 05
Sweden's highest administrative court throws out a challenge to the state's gambling monopoly. But British company Ladbrokes accuses the judiciary of doing the government's bidding.
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Norway's Telenor buys Bredbandsbolaget
Business & Money: 23 May 05
Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor agrees to buy Sweden's Bredbandsbolaget for 6 billion kronor. And in a Scandinavian double-whammy, the company also snaps up Denmark's Cybercity.
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Metro to launch web portal
Business & Money: 11 Apr 05
Metro, the Swedish free morning newspaper group, is to open a global portal offering a variety of services including dating, gaming and music downloads. The new site will also offer a news service from the autumn.
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Race track clubhouse burns down
Smörgåsbord: 3 Feb 05
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Ladbrokes wants Swedish judges replaced
Smörgåsbord: 26 Jan 05
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Unibet takes on Swedish government
Smörgåsbord: 27 Oct 04
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Escapism II: more prisoners on the run
National: 6 Aug 04
Another high-profile prison escape, but this lot are still on the run. As is Justice Minister Thomas Bodström, who announced plans to shut the prison door after the inmates had bolted.
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Lådvin campaign goes to Malmö and Göteborg….oops not Göteborg »
"We had a great response to the Stockholm poster campaign for Change Lådvin 2010 and now we are taking it South and to the front side of Sweden, Göteborg. Last week we put up the posters around Stockholm and took them down again on Monday (what was left after the posters were souveniered). Last night we..." READ »
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