Intellectual property (IP) is a critical aspect of the gaming industry, as it protects the unique elements that distinguish a game from others and provide it with value.

Finland is moving to a new regulatory model that will allow licensed operators to offer betting and certain online gambling products, ending the monopoly in these areas from July 2027.

We have previously published two blog posts, (here and here) where we reported that the Finnish Government is planning to reform the gambling system and open it to competition under a licence model from January 2026.

Finnish players potentially face very significant tax implications if playing on online gambling platforms that lack a Finnish licence.

Throughout the fall 2022 there has been an on-going discussion concerning the partial opening of the Finnish gambling monopoly, which currently is completely operated by the state-owned Veikkaus Oy (hereinafter "Veikkaus").

Game IPs are more popular than ever and protecting the distinctive features of a game has never been more important.

In our blog series regarding the Finnish gambling system reform, we have previously published five blogs (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part V), where we reported that the Finnish Government was reforming the gambling system and opening it to competition under a licence-based model.

In our blog series regarding the Finnish gambling system reform, we have previously published three blogs (Part I, Part II, and Part III), where we reported...