Tag Archives: Swedish Gambling Inspectorate

Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, the Spelinspektionen, has responded to a consultation initiated by the country’s government examining how gambling induced debt can be countered, offering its view on a credit card ban. In a proposal published today, the regulator’s Director General, Camilla Rosenberg, stated that ‘there may be reason to reconsider’ whether a ban on credit card use for gambling payments …

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has issued an update to B2B companies active in the national market. According to the Inspectorate, some five-year B2B supplier licences are due to expire soon under the new framework introduced back on 1 January 2019. Licence holders are encouraged to reapply for a new licence before the expiry date in order to keep providing …

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has provided an update on the development of a B2B licensing framework in the country.  This morning, the regulator revealed that it plans to hold an information meeting in Stockholm on 7 December for Swedish gaming stakeholders, provided that lawmakers make a decision regarding B2B gaming software licences. The “Strengthened gambling regulation” Bill is currently …

An appeal to Sweden’s Supreme Administrative Court by Zecure Gaming has been dismissed by legal authorities, upholding a previous ruling which reduced an imposed penalty.  Zecure had been fined SEK 3.5m by the Spelinspektionen – the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate – in 2019, for offering betting on an under-17 football match between Georgia and Slovakia. As detailed by the Inspectorate, this …

A Swedish court has upheld three separate penalties imposed in 2019 by the national regulator against SkillOnNet, Betway and Betfair. The fines were issued by the Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, for violations of licensing conditions relating to bonus provisions and underage gambling, and combined they hit a total of SEK 23.2m (£1.84m)..  In the case of SkillOnNet, the company …

Betway’s appeal against a fine imposed by Sweden’s gambling regulator, the Spelinspektionen, has been rejected by the Administrative Court in Linköping. The Super Group sports betting and gaming brand’s case to the court was ‘rejected in its entirety’ by the court, upholding the SEK 100,000 (€9,800) fine imposed on the firm by the Swedish Gamlbling Inspectorate.  Spelinspektionen imposed the financial …

Following deliberations, the Administrative Court in Linköping, Sweden, has rejected appeals from three separate operators. Online casino providers Casinostugan, ComeOn and Snabbare, were appealing to the court to overturn fines levied against them for duty of care failures, and each case was rejected ‘in their entirety’ by the court on 28 April. A fourth firm, Hajper, was treated with slightly …

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate, has made changes to its licensing requirements after announcing that any operator without the appropriate licence will be excluded from the country’s market. Describing the updates as ‘good for consumer protection’, the Inspectorate now requires all incumbents to offer deposits, withdrawals and winnings in Swedish currency whilst any information on their websites must be provided …

Swedish gambling regulator BOS has called for the country’s government to end temporary restrictions on the gambling industry, following criticism of the constraints by the Constitutional Committee of the Riksdag. The temporary measures, aimed at ‘particularly risky forms of gambling’, first came into force on 2 July 2020. They have been extended several times and are currently set to run …

The Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, has accepted some proposals for further regulation of the country’s industry, but maintains objections to others. Notable recommendations made by the Swedish government’s ‘Gambling Market Inquiry’ in December 2020 included a tightening of advertisement regulations, including a call for a prohibition of advertising of casino games between 06:00 and 21:00. Coordinated by Social Democrat …