The government has taken an initiative to enact a new gambling Act with the view to introduce open licensing for operating gambling system in Finland.

The Ministry of the Interior has prepared a government proposal for the new gambling act. and requesting comments on the draft, said the ministry in a press release on Wednesday.

Under the proposal, Veikkaus Oy would no longer hold the monopoly to arrange betting and online slot machine games and casino games. These games would be opened up to competition by means of licensing.

The proposal was prepared under the leadership of the Ministry of the Interior by a working group under the direction of a political steering group consisting of state secretaries.

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