Sweden’s most important gaming seminar to be held on Åland
The Swedish gaming industry’s national organization Sper is arranging a seminar in collaboration with the Åland gaming company Paf.This autumn Spelakademin will be held on Wednesday 11 September in Mariehamn on Åland. Spelakademin is Sweden's most widely recognized annual seminar for the gaming industry – with a strong focus on responsible gaming. The seminar has been organized ever since 1992 by Svenska Spel but after the re-regulation of Sweden into a licensed market, arrangement of the event has passed to the gaming industry's national organization, Sper. This year, the seminar will be
Åland-based gaming company Paf has launched a game exclusively for Spain. Inspired by the well-known Spanish cartoon character, Enjuto Mojamuto, the game has been developed and designed by the Paf Games Studio team.Paf launched the Enjuto Mojamuto game on their Spanish website (Paf.es) in the spring of 2019. The game was developed exclusively for the Spanish market and is based on the well-known Spanish cartoon character, Enjuto Mojamuto. The game was developed by the Paf Games Studio team, from offices based in Helsinki and Mariehamn.
“At Paf, we work hard to offer exclusive, market-
Paf has been following the regulation of the gaming market in Switzerland for a long time. After an extensive selection process, Paf was chosen as technology partner by Grand Casino Luzern – which received its online licence today.Grand Casino Luzern will open its online casino gaming site mycasino.ch during the summer. The Nordic gaming company Paf (Ålands Penningautomatförening) will supply the technical platform, games and operational support.
"This is an excellent opportunity for Paf to bring its know-how and competence in player protection to the Swiss market in the long term. In
Heavyweight Robert Helenius to face Gerald Washington in the United States. The fight will be in Minnesota on Saturday 13 July.The well-known American boxer Gerald Washington is the next opponent for Robert Helenius. The fight will take place in the state of Minnesota on Saturday, 13 July. The fight will probably be hosted at the classic Minneapolis Armory Arena.
“I have been ready for a fight ever since April. I signed a contract to fight Adam Kownacki but I don't know why that didn’t happen. Now Washington wants a fight against me and when I have beaten him I will beat Kownacki too,”
Paf has received official confirmation that the company has a very high level of information security management by obtaining the ISO standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013. Paf is the first Åland company to receive this internationally recognized certification.“We are delighted to have succeeded in obtaining the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification about information security. Information security is a priority at Paf and we are very keen to protect our customers and ourselves against operational, IT and cyber security risks,” says Francois Maugis, IT Director with responsibility for information security
During the 2018 financial year the Åland gaming company Paf made a profit of €24.6 million from a total turnover of €111.8 million. It is proposed that €21 million of this profit will be allocated to Paf's owner Åland's regional government to be distributed for the benefit of society.“Our result is 16% lower and this is entirely due to the fact that we have significantly reduced earnings from big players. So I'm actually really proud of the result and that we can deliver a substantial amount of money to benefit society,” says Paf's CEO Christer Fahlstedt.
In September 2018 Paf's Yearly
Helenius also reveals that the contract for his next match is signedRobert Helenius is heading to the US to train with world champion Deontay Wilder. The two-week training camp will take place in Wilder’s home town of Tuscaloosa in Alabama. Coach Johan Lindström is also travelling with Helenius.
“Wilder’s team got in touch to say they wanted us there to get some good sparring in at the climax of his training camp. I don’t really want to travel so far to train but this is ideal training for me too,” says Robert Helenius.
Helenius has previously been on training camps with top fighters
Paf has been named the most responsible gaming company in Spain. It is the first internet gaming company to win the prize. Paf collected the award at the annual responsible gambling conference in Barcelona.Barcelona, 4 April 2019.- The gaming company Paf from Åland has won an award from Acencas (the Catalan Association of Social Addictions) for its Responsible Gaming achievements. Paf is the first online gaming company ever to win this award in Spain.
"The goal of Paf is that our players enjoy playing online. So we take great care of our players’ well-being. Not only that, Paf also
Paf has openly published its players' annual wins and losses, a unique initiative in the gaming industry. Paf will go further too – by removing all big players and stopping direct marketing to risk players.Paf has become a pioneer in the gaming industry through its openness. Paf now openly publishes its figures for the wins and losses for all players over the past two years. It’s a unique initiative in an otherwise very secretive industry. Paf's CEO Christer Fahlstedt calls on other gaming companies to follow suit.
“We are probably the first gaming company in the world to show openly and
Åland gaming operator adopts the popular payment method used by 6.7 million SwedesIn the first month of the newly-regulated Swedish gaming market Paf has adopted what is said to be the fastest payment method available in Sweden.
Swish uses mobile telephone numbers to make transfers and is currently used by around 6.7 million Swedes and 180,000 business.
Paf CEO Christer Fahlstedt says: “Swish is without doubt the favourite way for Swedes to transfer money. Our site already offers Swedish players games they can’t get anywhere else. And now our Paf gaming account also offers the
Paf has been granted a Swedish Online Gambling Licence by the Swedish Gambling Authority. The Swedish Gambling Licence is another important step in Paf’s long-term strategy to grow in locally regulated markets.The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) approved Paf’s licence application on 20 December 2018. Paf’s licence for online gambling and betting in the newly regulated Swedish market is effective from 1 January 2019.
Paf is a well-established name in Sweden and has campaigned for the regulation of the Swedish gambling market for many years. The Åland-based company has operated licenced
The race between Thomas Wassberg and Juha Mieto at Lake Placid in 1980 is part of sport folklore.Gold and silver in the 15km were separated by just one hundredth of a second. It’s the closest finish in Olympic cross country skiing history. The Nordic gaming company Paf has brought their rivalry back to life in a new game.
Two legends. One Game
The Wassberg VS Mieto slot is exclusive to Paf and was made by the in-house Paf Games Studio in close cooperation with the two skiers. The reels are embedded in snow and feature animated Wassberg and Mieto characters and symbols. In the bonus
Heavyweight boxer Robert “Nordic Nightmare” Helenius is set to take on Germany’s Erkan Teper in an IBF title fight on September 29th in Waldenbuch, Germany. The odds predict a tough away match for Helenius.Heavyweight boxer Robert Helenius will go up against Germany’s Erkan Teper in a fight for the IBF Intercontinental Title. The fight will take place in Waldenbuch in Germany, close to Stuttgart, on Saturday 29 September.
“Although I’ve boxed in Germany for six years, I’ve never been to Waldenbuch. Yes it’s an away match but I don’t think that that will affect me,” says Robert Helenius.
