Svenska Spel Sport & Casino has rebranded its horse video games as Svenska Spel Hästar following a felony dispute with ATG over the former’s trotting venture.
The Patent and Market Appeal Court – in its judgment on 25 January – dominated in favour of ATG, main to the selection for a call change.
CEO and commercial enterprise vicinity supervisor of Svenska Spel Sport & Casino, Fredrik Wastenson, stated: “For our customers, this indicates no adjustments aside from the call change. We are happy with our first-rate provide on horses, with a view to be to be had much like before, however now beneathneath Svenska Spel Hästar.
“We assume it’s far odd that the courtroom docket considers that descriptive phrases for a commercial enterprise could have such excessive protection, however manifestly we appreciate the courtroom docket‘s selection.”
In a parallel development, Svenska Spel additionally disclosed plans to close down Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg and Malmö in advance this week because of profitability demanding situations stemming from dwindling tourist numbers.
The ongoing shift closer to on-line on line casino gaming, expanded via way of means of marketplace reregulation in 2019 and the following pandemic, has appreciably impacted land-primarily based totally casinos. Casino Cosmopol’s next struggles with profitability brought about restructuring efforts – which includes decreased starting hours and group of workers cuts – however the losses endured and in the long run added approximately the on line casino‘s closure.
Despite those information items – and what has certainly been a tough week for Svenska Spel – the corporation nevertheless has excessive hopes for the renamed Svenska Spel Hästar, and objectives to keep offering a complete trotting enjoy to customers.