Finland News - Page 2

Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is planning to introduce an amendment that would allow Internet gamblers to claim back their losses from online poker services, credit card companies or the player that took their money.

GTECH Global Services Corporation has signed a four-year contract extension to continue providing software licensing and additional software products and services to Veikkaus Oy, the operator of the Finnish National Lottery.

International News Brief: A Finnish billionaire who inherited a fortune from the arms trade and has extensive gambling interests in Las Vegas has emerged as one of UK Conservative Party’s major financial backers.

Online Poker Pro Scandinavia, a new magazine devoted exclusively to Internet poker, is now the largest poker publication in Scandinavia.

International News Brief: Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is proposing that those under the age of 18 should not be allowed to engage in any gambling including lottery games and slot machines.

International News Brief: The European Commission will censure France, Greece and Sweden this week for restrictions they have put on sports gambling, sources close to the matter said Monday.

The European Commission has requested that Denmark, Finland and Hungary change their laws to allow open competition in the sports betting market.

International News Brief: The European Commission will step up legal action against four countries in a bid to open the betting market across the 27-nation European Union.

Titan Poker, one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has launched its popular poker software in Danish and Finnish.

Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, won InterPoker.com's latest Extreme Poker Challenge on Wednesday, beating Finland's Juha Helppi in a tournament played outside in sub-zero temperatures.

Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 World Series of Poker Champion, fought off frostbite to win the InterPoker.com Extreme Poker Challenge Arctic Freeze Out Tournament.

Juha Helppi braved an encounter with a stingray, dealt with water leaking into his mask, and adjusted his strategy in the face of a depleted oxygen tank 30 feet under water in the Caribbean in order to claim the first leg of the Extreme Poker Challenge in December.

The Small Town Poker Tour announces that in addition to Denmark, they are planning events in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Estonia.

The Extreme Poker tournament is headed to the arctic ice fields of Finland at the world's largest snow castle in Kemi on March 29.

GTECH Holdings Corp. formed a joint venture with Veikkaus Oy, operator of Finland's national lottery, to develop and sell games and technology, with an emphasis on sports betting.

GTECH Global Services Corporation, has signed a five-year contract with Veikkaus Oy, the operator of the Finnish national lottery.

GTECH has been selected as the preferred bidder to begin negotiations for new interactive lottery software, a new integrated online and instant lottery system, and terminals in Finland.

ews Brief: The grip of the European state gaming monopolies has come under increasing pressure as global firms lobby European authorities to open up markets.

International News Brief: British bookmaking firm of Ladbrokes is going to secure its own gaming licence in Finland. However, there are a few legislative obstacles they must overcome first.