The Government revealed it would not go ahead with the plan when it submitted a new law on match-fixing and unlicensed gambling to the country’s Legal Council (LagrÃ¥det).

The law followed on from a 2021 report from the Ministry of Finance and Chamber of Commerce director general Gunnar Larsson, also on the subject of match-fixing and unlicensed gambling.

Under the current system, regulator Spelinspektionen has authority over any gambling targeted at the Swedish market -such as through marketing or local payment options – and may take action against operators doing so without a licence.