Proposed amendments to the Finnish Gambling Act have been formally rejected by parliament, clearing the path for one of the most significant regulatory shifts in the country’s gambling sector in decades. The decision allows the government’s plan to introduce a competitive and regulated online gambling market to proceed largely unchanged from the version originally presented to lawmakers in March. If enacted as expected, the legislation will end Finland’s long standing monopoly structure in online gambling and replace it with a licensing system scheduled to take effect in 2027....

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