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Tuesday 20th March 2007

Norway�s Monopoly Passes Go

Last week a court in Luxembourg ruled that gaming operator Svenska Spel could maintain its monopoly, as it was likely to prove the most socially responsible operator. While this may sound like riding the cash cow across the moral high ground, Svenska Spel is getting its message out.

�We want to encourage players to reflect on their gaming habits and to make use of the responsible-gambling tools that we offer,� says the CEO of Svenska Spel, Jesper Karrbrink. �We want to say that gambling should be a pleasure and nothing else; you should play to have fun.�

One of its measures enables online poker players to place time restrictions on how long they want to play. Further restrictions can also be set on deposits, with players giving themselves a maximum financial limit set for the day, over a week or for one month.

It is expected that this weapon in the battle between independent international operators and European state monopolies will be replicated elsewhere. However, the idea was first used by Ladbrokes.com, who gave poker players the opportunity to set their own financial limits.

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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