Paf named Sweden’s most sustainable gaming company
The Åland gaming company Paf has been named Sweden's most responsible gaming company. Paf won the prize in the Sustainability category at the Swedish Gambling Awards. Paf Deputy CEO Daniela Johansson was also the winner in the Leadership category.From 40 submissions 11 finalists were selected in three award categories at the Swedish Gambling Awards. Paf won the award in the Sustainability category and Paf's Deputy CEO Daniela Johansson won the award in the Leadership category.
“We are particularly happy to win the Sustainability award. It is proof that Paf is the industry leader in both
“It is absolutely essential to prove that gaming responsibility tools have an effect and show how they make that effect. Otherwise the gaming companies can continue to market themselves as responsible, even though their tools are poor,” says Ekaterina Ivanova.Researcher Ekaterina Ivanova has been researching gaming responsibility for the past four years at Stockholm University in a research project funded by Paf.
The research has focused on gambling, gaming limits, gaming behaviour, attitudes towards gaming tools and the likelihood of predicting gambling problems. Ekaterina believes
Paf has won the prestigious Corporate Responsibility Program of the Year Award.The award was presented at the Global Gaming Awards, organized by the industry magazine Gambling Insider in London. The awards ceremony was organized in conjunction with the well-known international gaming event ICE.
“It is really satisfying and motivating that we have received international recognition for the measures we have put in place to strengthen our gaming responsibilities. Our efforts have clearly echoed throughout the gaming industry,” says Paf's Deputy CEO and Chief Responsibility Officer, Daniela
Robert ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ Helenius’ next fight will be against Adam ‘Babyface’ Kownacki from Poland. It will take place in Brooklyn, New York on 7 March 2020 and the winner will fight for the WBA title.“This is one of my last chances to go all the way. I’ve been boxing for 22 years for this. That’s a long time to take hits,” says Robert Helenius about the match.
“I haven’t been this excited since I fought Teper in Germany. If I had lost that match, I’m not so sure I would have had the motivation to continue,” adds Helenius.
Kownacki is the Brooklyn favourite
Helenius’ Polish
A young woman from Estonia has won over 3.6 million euros at Paf.com on Wednesday evening, making it the largest gaming win ever in the country.With both Bingo and Viking lotteries on Wednesday evenings, it’s a time when many Estonians are waiting for a life changing win. And so it happened for a young woman in her twenties playing a popular slot game, Hall of Gods, at Paf.com. She hit the jackpot of 3,687,073.85 euros and won with only a €0.20 cent stake.
Paf contacted the lucky winner and this is what she had to say:
How did you react when you saw this huge jackpot on the screen?
The Finnish heavyweight has his sights on the United States ‘but first I have to focus on the fight in Estonia!’Robert ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ Helenius is to fight Mateus Roberto ‘Tsunami’ Osorio from Brazil in the historic Estonian city of Narva. The fight will take place on Saturday, 30 November. It’s an intermediate fight for Helenius, who has set his sights on the United States.
“When I win this fight I have another one coming up in the US. This fight is a stepping stone for my return to America again. Yes, I admit that I had planned for a year that looked very different to the one I’
Paf has signed an agreement together with four other gaming companies to strengthen responsible gaming in Latvia.In the agreement all five gaming operators have agreed to improve their responsible gaming measures beyond the requirements of Latvian gambling law.
"Among other things, we will introduce facilities for self-tests, deposit limits, the closing of specific game categories, proactive information on responsible gaming and a whole host of other measures. It will be a clear improvement on what the gambling law in Latvia requires,” says Rihards Streikis, Paf's manager in Latvia.
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The Åland gaming company Paf has cut its yearly loss limit by €5,000. Last year Paf became the first international gaming company in the world to introduce a maximum limit for the amount a customer can lose in a year. This loss limit taken in combination with other improved measures in responsible gaming has significantly reduced the number of big players (high rollers) at Paf.When the yearly loss limit was introduced it was set at €30,000 – Paf has now chosen to reduce this maximum limit to €25,000.
“We have promised that none of our players should be able to lose their house or their
Grand Casino Lucerne is one of the casinos that have obtained an online licence in the re-regulated Swiss gaming market. On Thursday 22 August, the gaming site mycasino.ch was launched.Paf was selected earlier as an online partner for Grand Casino Lucerne, thanks in large part to Paf's good reputation and its technical and operational experience. The Swiss casino behind Mycasino.ch is one of only four land-based casinos that have obtained an online licence in the re-regulated Swiss gaming market. On Thursday 22 August, the gaming site mycasino.ch was opened to Swiss players.
“Many people
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
