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Paf believes €8,000 per year is the benchmark for loss limits in Europe
CEO Christer Fahlstedt talks openly about refusing to take "blood money" revenue from at-risk players despite it doing obvious damage to the company's bottom line. “We think you’re unlikely to be allowed to lose more than €8,000 per year. That’s what we see as the benchmark,” he says. One of Paf’s key pillars is responsible gaming. It is something its…
Swedish man won over 11 million kronor
A Swedish man from Östergötland won a jackpot of SEK 11,362,785 when he played on Paf.se. He won the jackpot on a slot machine with a bet of only SEK 5. When we called our big winner, he was overjoyed with the win and told us a little bit about what he plans to do with the money. "I thought…
340 lunch boxes to Matbanken
Paf gave 340 lunch boxes to Matbanken (“The Food Bank”) as well as Christmas bread and gingerbread. Matbanken is a non-profit association that distributes food free of charge to households that are having financial difficulties. “This is a very nice gesture by Paf and we are very happy that we received the lunch boxes,” says Susanne Ohlsson, Operations Manager for…
Paf’s tech goes open source
Paf is one of few companies that has taken the step into open source technology. This is another big step for Paf’s tech development and an important milestone. All software consists of programs that are written by software developers who write source codes. Open sourcing means making the source code available publicly so anyone can contribute and benefit from it.…
Lasse Åberg donates money to the Baltic Sea Fund
The Baltic Sea Fund is the recipient when Lasse Åberg donates money from the Sällskapsresan game, a game that has been developed by Paf in collaboration with Lasse Åberg. Now the sequel Snowroller is launched, a game based on the movie Sällskapsresan II Snowroller. The Baltic Sea Fund is a foundation founded in 1989, the foundation highlights the work that…
A good throw – for Save the Children
Save the Children together with the disc golf associations, arranged a fundraiser for the Children's Fund. In the fundraiser, the number of rounds played gave money to the Children's Fund. Paf participated as a main sponsor of the event. “It was an exciting and fun event with a nice atmosphere,” says Save the Children's acting manager Lotta Angergård. A total…
Suomen pelialan ongelmat ovat ratkaistavissa lisenssijärjestelmällä
(This is an opinion piece published in the Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti October 22, 2020, hence it is written in Finnish. The English translation can be found below) Suomeen pitäisi muiden EU-maiden tapaan rakentaa rahapelaamisen lisenssijärjestelmä, kirjoittaa Ålands Penningautomatförening Pafin toimitusjohtaja Christer Fahlstedt. Rahapelaamisesta käydään Suomessa vilkasta keskustelua. Osa keskustelijoista painottaa ongelmapelaamisen torjuntaa, osa on huolissaan Veikkauksen ja sen edunsaajien tulevaisuudesta.…
Paf lowers its loss limit even further
Paf is lowering its annual loss limit by another 5,000 euros. The lowering of the loss limit strengthens Paf's commitment to responsible gaming and secures Paf's position among the most responsible gaming companies. The Red Cross is supporting Paf's decision to lower its loss limit. When Paf first introduced the loss limit in 2018, it was set at 30,000 euros…