spelinspektionen banned duel - what happens to swedish accounts?

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so they banned duel and decision is from 28oct, only saw it in the news tonight. about a month there, small stuff on the originals. picked it because the site looked so clean, dark ui, nothing flashing at you. didn't even check the licence lol my bad
but do they block swedes now or what happens to my account? anyone else from sweden here
 
pixelboi said:
picked it because the site looked so clean, dark ui, nothing flashing at you
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That's the point of the design, though. SBC News reported their marketing used adult content creators at blackjack tables and actors dressed as Nazi-era soldiers, and the concern was that it reaches teens and young adults. The edgy ads pull people in and the clean lobby keeps them. Same strategy from two ends.
 
Timmy said:
monarchs casino getting banned is the least surprising thing ever 💀 guy literally posted that lord miles was dead
originals with 0 house edge tho thats actually crazy good
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i heard he reportedly dropped something like 15m heads up to jungleman last year, then said the streams were partly marketing for duel
most expensive ad campaign i've ever seen
 
I looked into Duel when it launched last year. Anjouan licence, the founder drama, and almost no independent reviews back then, so I passed. Does an Anjouan licence actually give a player anything if there's a dispute, or is it just a logo in the footer?
 
That was stakes.com in September, not stake diff one. People mix those two up all the time
 
From what I've gathered, their originals are listed at 100% RTP on some and 99.9% on the rest. What that means in practice:
  • 100% RTP means an expected loss of zero over the long run. The variance is the same as any other dice or crash game, so you can still lose a balance in ten minutes.
  • 99.9% is a 0.1% edge. For comparison, dice on Stake runs a 1% edge.
  • The site still has to make money, and it does that on third-party slots and the sportsbook. Rakeback there is a refund of part of the edge you're already paying, not a gift.
So it's a genuinely good deal on one product, used to bring you to the products where they make it back.
 
0xSlotBandit said:
I looked into Duel when it launched last year. Anjouan licence, the founder drama, and almost no independent reviews back then, so I passed. Does an Anjouan licence actually give a player anything if there's a dispute, or is it just a logo in the footer?
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If you are asking whether they have a license - yes, Anjouan. If you are asking whether it helps you in a dispute - realistically no. There's no complaints process like MGA or UKGC have. Based on my experience with offshore sites, you either sort it out with support or you don't sort it out.
 
read the decision. they argued swedish is an international language. follow-up check on 28 oct, still no IP block, SEK and swedish still there from a swedish IP. no fine attached either, so if they ignore it not much happens
same day they also banned lufilight, the company behind hellspin, ivibet and slotsgem
 
lol. their swedish is better than half the licensed sites i've tried, which kind of proves the point so i'm not in trouble as a player at least?
 
pixelboi said:
lol. their swedish is better than half the licensed sites i've tried, which kind of proves the point so i'm not in trouble as a player at least?
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No. Swedish rules go after the operator, not the player.

The "international language" line isn't random, it's aimed at how the law works today. Spelinspektionen has to show a site is directed at Sweden, and the usual markers are exactly what they found:
- Swedish language
- SEK as a currency
- Swedish-language marketing
- nothing stopping a Swede from registering

Duel's argument is basically that offering Swedish isn't the same as targeting Sweden. Weak, but that's the test they're arguing against.

That test may not last. The government review in September last year proposed a participant criterion instead: if Swedes can sign up and play, you're in scope, full stop. Spelinspektionen's report in March went further on what blocking should look like - geo-blocking that also tries to catch VPNs, no +46 numbers or Swedish addresses at registration, no SE IBANs for withdrawals. No date for any of it yet.

For now the cheapest way out for Duel is an IP block, and as of the 28 Oct check they hadn't done even that.
 
spelinspektionen's own report puts channelisation at 84% for 2025 and 81% for online casino, so roughly a fifth of casino play still goes offshore seven years in. one prohibition order with no fine attached won't move that number, the participant criterion @sapit222 mentioned might
 
monarch is csgoempire owner, from 2016. empire i used for skin trade some years, normal site for me. he said duel is built from empire money
so for skin people this guy is not new name
 
sweden really said no fun allowed... bb if ur balance is small enough to worry about this just withdraw it and go touch grass ✨
 
fluffy said:
sweden really said no fun allowed... bb if ur balance is small enough to worry about this just withdraw it and go touch grass ✨
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grass is free and doesn't have an anjouan licence, so already an upgrade. pulled my 600 kr anyway. staying off until they sort out sweden one way or the other
 
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