Tag Archives: Spelinspektionen

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has issued two more B2B supplier licences to locally-founded Kambi and Finnish firm Air Dice. Enabling Kambi to continue providing its sportsbook and gaming solutions to Swedish B2C operators and marking an expansion for Air Dice, the licences further expand the country’s B2B marketplace following a new legislative framework introduced earlier this year. Swedish B2B …

Sweden’s new centre-right coalition government continues to announce new appointments impacting the Swedish gambling sector. On 1 June, the government confirmed the appointment of Peter Erik Norman as new Chairman of the board of AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) – the Swedish racetracks and horseracing totalizer network operating firm.  A Moderate Party member, Norman is the former Financial Services Minister …

The government of Sweden has extended Camilla Rosenberg’s tenure as Director General of Gambling Inspectorate Spelinspektionen until 31 October 2026. Rosenberg will continue to serve as leader of Spelinspektionen, a position she has held since 2017, when she was placed in charge of Lotteriinspektionen – Sweden’s former lottery inspectorate. In her duties, Rosenberg oversaw Lotteriinspektionen’s transition to Spelinspektionen, the gambling …

Sweden’s Riksdag (parliament) has announced that new safer gambling measures and market safeguards will be added to the Swedish Gambling Act as of 1 July 2023. The new measures on safer gambling have been approved following a vote on the latest reforms made by Sweden’s Culture Committee, which put forward its “Healthier and Safer Gambling market recommendations”.   From July, Sweden’s …

Sweden’s  Supreme Administrative Court has sided with the challenge of Gambling Inspectorate Spelinspektionen in its legal dispute with multi-brand casino operator Genesis Global. However, in its judgement, the Administrative Court has ordered that the penalty fee levied against Genesis needs to be revised due to “ambiguities around the concept of turnover” and how the penalty was applied by Spelinspektionen.  Previously, …

British gambling company Betfair has received a penalty fee of SEK 4 million (just over £300,000) and a warning for unauthorised betting. On several occasions, the operator has offered betting on the Under-21 14 football league to its Swedish customers, which is not permitted.  This is because, in compliance with regulation SIFS 2020:2, betting on football in the country’s league …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has welcomed the news that it will receive extra funding towards combating illegal gambling activities.  Authorised by the Riksdag, the Inspectorate will receive a further SEK 2.4m (€200,000) to its 2023 budget, allocated towards safeguarding Sweden’s regulated online gambling marketplace. The Inspectorate had requested additional funds to bolster resources, in a year in which it “handle …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, will maintain the current size of its seven-member board of governance. The decision has been approved by Sweden’s ‘Centre-Right Alliance’ government – a coalition formed by the four parties of the Swedish Moderates, Christian Democrats (CD), Liberal Party, and Centre Party. The only change adopted by Spelinspektionen will see long-serving counsellor Per Håkansson appointed as Chairman …

The expansion of the Swedish B2B supplier pool has been praised by EveryMatrix, one of the latest companies to secure a five-year licence in the country. A new framework for B2B sportsbook and igaming providers will come into force in Sweden on 1 July, and the Spelinkspection gambling authority is currently processing over 60 applications from 1 March onwards. EveryMatrix …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling authority, has confirmed new B2B licence holders, having implemented a new framework for gaming suppliers earlier this year. Four firms have been granted licences in the latest round of successful applications – Yggdrasil, Relax Gaming, Hacksaw Gaming and EveryMatrix – following on from the debut three licensees entering the market last week. Upon issuing the first licences …