New rules from the Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen say that autoplay and reverse withdrawals will both be illegal.
 Svenska Spel
 Spelinspektionen put out new rules for responsible gaming that span a lot of different sectors.

 One of the most important rules will be that slots can't have an autoplay feature.  This is true whether the spins are unlimited or for a set amount of spins.

 In the past, autoplay has been forbidden in certain other places, such Ontario and Great Britain.

 Reverse withdrawals, which let players reverse a withdrawal before the money gets to their bank account, will also be against the rules.

 Spelinspektonen warned that some players would not like these two restrictions, thus the body suggested that operators tell players about the changes before they go into effect.

 "It is likely that players who use these features will react to their removal, so it is good to let them know that the change is happening because these features are risky and can lead to problem gambling," it stated.

 The regulator also warned that licensees can't tell players how much money they should deposit, how much they should lose, or how much time they have left.

 Also, if a player is logged in to a gaming site for more than two minutes without doing anything, they must now be kicked out or given the option to enquire if they want to stay logged in.

 On the other hand, the obligations for teaching employees on responsible gaming will be increased.  Training must now additionally discuss how hazardous gambling affects loved ones. Other parts of the training requirements were reworded to make it clear that themes like game design must be the main focus.

 Spelinspektionen said, "The goal of the proposed changes is to make it easier for licensees to do their jobs and to better protect players."

 Players must also be able to talk to operators, and operators must present the Spelpaus emblem for the self-exclusion mechanism.

 For retail slots in places other than casinos, Spelinspektionen has introduced an extra requirement: operators must now give players information about their annual losses when they check in.  Players must now say that they still want to play when these numbers are on the screen.

 Operators will also have to follow new reporting standards. They will have to say how many players have deposit limits of more than SEK10,000 (£813/€929/$928) per month and how many players reached their time or deposit limits.  Operators must also say how many gamers have come back after choosing to self-exclude.

 The new government
 The new rules come just a few days after the results of a very tight election in Sweden were made public.  In the end, a coalition of right-wing parties led by the Moderate Party and backed by the Sweden Democrats won three seats in the Riksdag.

 Before the final results were published, Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general of the Swedish trade group Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS) and a former member of the Riksdag for the Moderate Party, told iGB that the industry would be happy with a new government.

 He said that the parties that will now be in charge have backed ideas that were better for business, like breaking up the state-owned Svenska Spel and loosening the country's rigid rules on bonuses.

 He said that new marketing rules might also have a harder time getting authorised by the incoming government.