The Swedish online gambling industry has welcomed plans for B2B permits in the country, but raised concerns that regulator Spelinspektionen may overestimate the impact these will have on channelisation.

The government of Sweden announced a bill that would, among other things, require B2B online gambling suppliers to obtain permits to do business with licensed operators. This, it hopes, will reduce illegal gambling in the country, as suppliers that offer their services to operators targeting the Swedish market could have their permits revoked.

[Last Wednesday], Spelinspektionen held an information session on these permits. Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary-general of Swedish trade association Branscheförenigen för Onlinespel (BOS), was present at the meeting.