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The Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs in Gaming in Finland is organized as a national In 2008 the Danish AWPs had a cash box of
Norway  has imposed some of the world’s monopoly, and the gaming market is divided Euros 298m (which is a decline of 6.3 %
strictest rules on video gambling machines in a between three organizations. compared with 2007) of which the Danish state
drive to reduce the number of compulsive RAY, The Slot Machine Association operates received Euros 108m as taxes. Euros 21m were
gamblers. the Casino and casino table games, as well as given to local charity (mainly sport clubs and
Under the new regulations introduced last slot machines. The revenue from RAY’s games youth clubs). Furthermore, Euros 2.9 million
year, all gaming machines operated by Norsk goes to social and health care organizations. went to research and treatment of problem
Tipping AS, the Norwegian State-owned gaming Veikkaus Oy, The Finnish National Lottery gambling. The remaining amount was typically
company, are only accessible to pre-registered provides lotteries and betting, from which the split between AWP operators and site owners.
users via prepaid cards. ‘There will be limits on proceeds are distributed to Finnish culture, arts, Like the rest of the world, Denmark and thus
how much an individual can lose, they will be science, sports and youth work. Fintoto Oy runs also the Danish AWP industry have been hit by
closed at night and there will be a cooling-off pari-mutuel wagering, with the revenue being the financial recession. October and November
period after one hour of continuous play,’ said allocated to horse breeding, horse sports and 2008 saw a decline of the income from AWPs of
Trond Giske, Minister for Culture and Church trotting. approx. 20 %. The annual accounts from
Affairs. operators show that mainly the large operators
The Government had grown increasingly have difficulties keeping up their turnover. It is
concerned about the rising number of
The facilities for playing in finland include:
easier for the small local operator to adjust
Norwegians reportedly addicted to gambling business to the turnover decline.
machines and banned all privately owned • 1 Casino During the winter 2009, Danish trade body
machines in July 2007 while it looked for ways of • 43 racetracks (trotting) DAB expects the Danish Ministry of Taxation to
better regulating them. • 54 gaming arcades put forward a new legislation on all types of
Following the ban, the number of people • 287 restaurants with casino table games gambling in Denmark. DAB expects that AWP
telephoning a national gambling help line • Over 4,000 game retail outlets laws will form part of the new legislation and has
plunged from 2,276 in 2004 to 330 this year. • 18,000 slot machines proposed a number of changes to the bill in case
The Government stated that the new terminals it is to be revised. DAB would like both stake and
would be remote-controlled and strictly regulated payout to be increase by 100 % in order to try to
to prevent people from developing a gambling In Finland, there are two different age limits on maintain market share compared with internet
problem. In addition, the machines will not take gambling: 15 and 18 years. RAY, The Slot gambling.
cash or credit cards and can only be used with a Machine Association, applies the limit of 18 years Currently DAB is working on a project that will
prepaid card sold by Norsk Tipping to registered to the Casino and casino table games, as well as enable all 27,000 AWPs in Denmark to be
players over the age of 18. to slot machines in gaming arcades. For other updated via the internet. Software distributors
The system will also limit the amount that can slot machines, the limit is 15 years. For the keep releasing updates for the AWP programs
be bet per game to ten dollars and set a loss limit games operated by Veikkaus Oy, there is a limit but today it is difficult to implement these
of $80 per day and $440 per month per player of 15 years for playing at the retail outlets, and a updates due to mechanical seals on the AWPs.
even if they have more than one card. Source: limit of 18 years for internet gaming. Besides, resealing the AWP’s after software
IGaming Business and RGC-news Source Peluuri – the Finnish gambling helpline update constitutes a large cost. DAB proposes a
new system so the programs can be updated
without breaking the mechanical seal.
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SEPTEMBER 2009
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