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CARRUS GAMING, the partner for innovative gaming operators and leading industry players, is proud to establish a new partnership with VEIKKAUS by providing next generation camera-based Terminals including middleware, a Terminal Management System (TMS) in a SaaS mode and associated maintenance services.

More and more customers of Veikkaus authenticate themselves whilst gambling. The degree of authentication has risen significantly during 2021, currently reaching up to ca. 80 percent. By the end of 2023, all Veikkaus games will be subject to compulsory authentication.

Veikkaus’ financial profit for the period from January to June (EUR 330.2 million) remained at the level of the respective period in 2020 (-0.8%). The restrictions and special arrangements due to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the sustainability measures we have decided to take are estimated to have a major impact on Veikkaus’ financial profit for the whole year. As a result, we do not consider it possible that we could achieve the projected profit of EUR 778 million, which has been recorded in the State budget.

Veikkaus’ operating environment and business volume have undergone profound changes in the past few years. As a result, we need to come up with new solutions to secure the continuity of our operations.

HELSINKI, March 11, 2021 – Veikkaus is taking significant measures to promote responsible gaming. Compulsory authentication covering slots gaming was introduced to the slot machines in stores, restaurants, kiosks, and service stations in January. The company aims to adopt compulsory authentication even in its gaming arcades this year. With compulsory authentication, the players have a chance to set a complete ban on their gaming, if they wish.

HELSINKI, January 11, 2021 – Next Tuesday, 12 January, Veikkaus’ slot machines will undergo a reform, the impacts of which will be among the most profound in the recent history of Finnish gambling. The slot machines in stores, restaurants, kiosks, and service stations will be subject to compulsory authentication. Without authentication, you will not be able to play slots.