Location: Sweden
Svenska Spel hails ‘stable’ Q2 despite 31% profit decline
Sweden’s Svenska Spel reported a 7.6% year-on-year rise in net profit during the first half of 2025 despite posting a drop in revenue on... more
Swedish Supreme Court orders Betsson to repay problem gambler €500K
Sweden’s Supreme Court has upheld a major ruling against Betsson Group’s Malta-based subsidiary, BML Group Ltd, ordering the company to... more
Private casinos could have saved Sweden’s land-based sector, trade group chief says
Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general for Sweden’s gambling trade body BOS, believes Sweden’s land-based casino sector could have been... more
Swedish court overturns penalty fee issued to Svenska Spel
A Swedish court has overturned a 2024 decision by the Swedish Gambling Authority to issue state-owned operator Svenska Spel with a SEK100m... more
Flutter-owned gambling firm PokerStars fined for ‘serious’ AML failings
Sweden’s gambling regulator has fined Flutter Entertainment’s PokerStars operator, TSG Interactive PLC, SEK 7 million ($734,000) for... more
Swedish regulator hits FDJ subsidiary with AML penalty
Spooniker, a subsidiary operator of the French gambling giant FDJ United’s Kindred Group, has been hit with a SEK 10m [$1m] penalty in... more
Sweden: Svenska Spel closes last remaining Casino Cosmopol venue
Svenska Spel has confirmed the closure of its final land-based casino in Stockholm, after the Swedish parliament voted to end land-based... more
Majority of gamblers in Sweden don’t know the difference between legal and illegal sites
Up to 72% of Swedish gamblers are unaware which products are licensed versus illegal, according to a recent Spelinspektionen survey. In a... more
Svenska Spel initiates online channel migration in post-Cosmopol era
Sweden’s state-owned operator Svenska Spel has reported a minor 4% decrease YoY in quarterly revenue as it kicks off FY2025. January-March... more
Sweden to discontinue land-based casino gambling
The Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament, has voted in favour of abolishing land-based casino gaming in the country, with the decision set to... more
