Swedish match-fixing investigation extended to cover money laundering
Led by director general of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Gunnar Larsson, the investigation into match-fixing and unlicensed gaming began in December 2020 and has been extended until September 2021. Originally, it was set to close in June.
In addition to tackling those issues, the new extended
investigation will also take into consideration the need for harsher penalties
concerning violations of money laundering and terrorist financing.
A recent report from the Swedish Financial Police found
there were over 700 reports of money laundering in the country during 2020. The
police’s National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
report also suggested that gambling is at the ‘highest threat level’ of money
laundering.
Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS) also claimed that all
major Swedish banks have stopped offering their services to gambling operators,
citing concerns about money laundering.
Minister for social protection Ardalan Shekarabi said: “The
current investigation will propose solutions to enable effective supervision of
illegal gambling and strengthen the work against match-fixing. These issues are
of great importance for a sustainable gaming market.
“It is therefore important that the investigator has enough
time to develop well-elaborated proposals.”
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