Bet365’s Hillside Sports has been handed a SEK 1m ($116,000) penalty for taking bets on under-18s football matches

Bet365’s Hillside Sports has been handed a SEK 1m ($116,000) penalty for taking bets on under-18s football game matches.

The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) has stated that gaming companies inward Sverige are non permitted to offer betting on events where most of the individuals are below 18 years of age.

The Swedish Gaming Inspectorate Spelinspektionen has confirmed Hillside was offering betting on a grooming twin where the vast legal age of participants were under 18. It took property on 28 March in conclusion twelvemonth and was 'tween Swedish teams Kronängs IF and Mariedals IK.

The line-ups were analysed and showed that 71% of players were under the eld of 18; which equalled 17 of Kronäng’s squad and septet of the Mariedals team.

The SGA has clarified that thither has been no oppugn of a serious infringement and that the violation was only if intended for I match. Therefore, it has deemed capture the penalty fee of SEK 1m to Hillside.

Hillside responded to the regulator and said it lacked further information nearly the matter. The company has stated that such information is not in the main available, and it was non offering bets inward bad faith.

Bet365 appealed the decision but was unsuccessful, and the penalty was handed out for breaching Chapter 8 rules.

Bet365  stated inwards May 2019 it was non taking bets on Swedish matches that were labelled as U20, U21 and U23 to take on the Chapter 8 regulation.

It will go on workings with the Svenska Football Association to urge conquer Swedish football markets.

Gambling Insider has contacted Bet365 for comment.