WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Alternative Dispute Resolution Proceeding Case No. DSE2018-0050 1. Petitioner

The Petitioner is MT Secure Trade Limited of Malta, represented by Brimondo AB, Sweden. 2. Domain Holder

The Domain Holder is P. E. of Sweden. 3. Domain Name and Procedural History

This Alternative Dispute Resolution proceeding relates to the domain name .

This Petition was filed under the Terms and Conditions of registration (the “.se Policy”) and the Instructions governing Alternative Dispute Resolution proceeding for domain names in the top-level domain .se (the “.se Rules”).

The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (“the Center”) verified that the Petition satisfied the formal requirements of the .se Policy and the .se Rules. In accordance with Section 13 of the .se Rules, the Center formally notified the Domain Holder of the Petition on August 31, 2018. The Domain Holder did not submit any response and, accordingly, the Center notified the Domain Holder's default on October 1, 2018.

The Center appointed Henry Olsson as the sole Arbitrator in this matter on October 17, 2018. The Arbitrator has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with Section 1 of the .se Rules. 4. Factual Background

The Petitioner is a company registered in Malta. It is an affiliated company of Gaming Innovation Group P.L.C. which has offices in Malta and in other places in Europe. It has more than 700 employees and is a leading supplier in the gaming industry offering a variety of games, etc. under its online brands, among them “Betspin”. The Petitioner is the holder of two European Union trademarks, namely BETSPIN and BETSPIN figurative, with registration date April 1, 2015. These two marks have been used on the website “” and other Top-Level Domains (TLDs) and country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) as from 2015.

The domain name was registered on February 8, 2018, and does not resolve to an active website. 5. Claim

The Petitioner claims that the domain name shall be transferred to the Petitioner.

The Domain Holder has not responded to the claim. 6. Parties’ Contentions A. Petitioner

The Petitioner submits that the domain name is identical or at least similar to the two registered European Union trademarks, the domain name includes the trademarks with the addition of “.se” which addition lacks distinctiveness and is not sufficient to give the domain name an individual meaning.

The Petitioner notes that the domain name at issue was registered on February 8, 2018, which is around three years after the registration of the trademarks. According to the Petitioner the Domain Holder knew or should have known the BETSPIN brand which is distinctive and well-known in the online gaming industry. The Petitioner submits that BETSPIN is so closely linked and associated with the Petitioner that the Domain Holder’s use of the mark strongly implies bad faith, at the time of the registration of the domain name the Domain Holder knew, or at least should have known, the existence of the Petitioner’s trademarks.

The Petitioner states that the domain name at issue is linked to an inactive site, the Petitioner submits in this respect that passively holding a domain name may constitute a factor in finding bad faith use.

The Petitioner submits that at least until May 14, 2018, the Domain Holder offered the domain name for sale to