If you’ve been waiting on the LeoVegas online casino to make its North American debut in New Jersey, your wait could last a bit longer or perhaps extend indefinitely. It all depends on the results of a new investigation into allegations of LeoVegas insider trading.
The probe is very preliminary. At the same time, the possible consequences of any uncovering of wrongdoing could have severe consequences for the Swedish iGaming giant. Those consequences could reach across the Atlantic Ocean in two important matters.
On Tuesday morning, Swedish regulators made an unannounced visit to LeoVegas headquarters in the nation’s capital of Stockholm. The Ekobrottsmyndigheten (Swedish Economic Crime Authority or SECA in English) is looking into the company’s handling of a recent takeover bid.