Swedish gambling regulator names new director general
Lotteriinspektionen promotes head of ops Camilla Rosenberg following departure of regulatory inquiry leader Hakan Hallstedt
Swedish gambling regulator Lotterriinspektionen has promoted Camilla Rosenberg to acting director general to replace its former chief Håkan Hallstedt.
Rosenberg, whose new position will take effect on 15 May, previously acted as head of operations for the authority’s gaming department, managing licensing and regulatory activities.
She formerly held various positions within the civil service, including a managerial role at Sweden’s Ministry for Finance. She also worked within the private sector as a tax consultant for KPMG.
A Lotteriinspektionen spokesperson told EGR Intel this morning: “It is a temporary solution until the government appoints a new director general. It is the government who is responsible for the hiring process as well.”
Camilla Rosenberg
Current director general Hallstedt stepped down from his position last month following the completion of the government commissioned inquiry on liberalising the market.
He will assume his new role next month as a judge in Blekinge District Court.
The report advised the government to scrap its monopoly online gambling system and introduce a liberalised licensing framework with an 18% tax on gross gaming revenue.
Lotteriinspektionen is expected to take on all licensing responsibilities once the market is liberalised and new gambling regulations come into place in 2019.