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Sweden licenses online casino and betting under the Gambling Act 2018:1138; Spelinspektionen regulates and B2B game suppliers need a software permit.
B2B game/platform suppliers need a Spelinspektionen gambling software permit (SEK 120000 application fee, up to 5 years)
Suppliers must not supply software to operators lacking a Swedish licence; several suppliers were fined for this in 2025-2026
Online and betting licences cost SEK 230000 to apply plus SEK 240000 annual supervision fee per licence
22% gambling tax on GGR; bonuses only on the first gambling occasion; mandatory deposit limits and Spelpaus checks
Non-EEA licensees and software permit holders must appoint a physical representative resident in Sweden
The four questions that decide whether a market is worth entering.
Sweden re-regulated gambling on 1 January 2019 under the Gambling Act (2018:1138), opening commercial online gambling (casino games, online bingo, slots) and betting to licensed operators while lotteries and token machines stay reserved for the State or public-interest organisations. Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority, grants licences for up to five years and supervises the market, including AML compliance. Since 1 July 2023 anyone who manufactures, supplies, installs or modifies gambling software used by Swedish online licensees must hold a gambling software permit and may not serve unlicensed operators. Licensees pay 22% gambling tax on gross gaming revenue (raised from 18% on 1 July 2024), and an extended ban on gambling financed by credit took effect on 1 May 2026.
Status is the position for a licensed operator, not for offshore supply.
Daily Fantasy Sports
Not stated
Esports Betting
Not stated
Horse Racing / Pool Betting
Licensed
Horse betting (trot and gallop) is covered by the betting licence; local pool betting on horses is licensed for public-interest bodies.
Land-based Casino
Prohibited
Casino games may not be offered in premises dedicated to such games; only restaurant or amusement-park casino games are licensable.
Online Bingo
Licensed
Online bingo is covered by the commercial online gambling licence.
Online Casino
Licensed
Casino games and computer-simulated gambling machines under a commercial online gambling licence.
Online Lottery
State monopoly
Lotteries are reserved for the State-owned licensee and for public-interest organisations; not open to commercial online licensees except as side bets.
Online Poker
Licensed
Card games are casino games under the commercial online gambling licence.
Online Sports Betting
Licensed
Betting licence covers online betting; betting on events mostly involving under-18s and spread betting are excluded.
Retail Betting
Licensed
Betting licence covers betting through gambling agents (retail) as well as online.
Skill Games
Unregulated
Pure skill competitions without chance fall outside the Gambling Act; combination games of skill and chance require a licence.
Social / Sweepstakes Casino
Not stated
Fees are the published headline figures. Tiered and revenue-banded amounts are set out in the notes under each licence.
Only limited companies wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Swedish State may hold it.
SEK 200000 basic application fee plus SEK 2000 per token-machine site; supervision fee SEK 1000000 per licence (SIFS 2026:1).
Conditions to satisfy
Online Lottery
Operators offering betting online or through gambling agents, including sports, simulated sports events and horse racing.
SEK 230000 application fee (single fee if combined with online licence); SEK 240000 supervision fee per licence per fee period.
Conditions to satisfy
Online Sports BettingHorse Racing / Pool BettingRetail Betting
Operators offering casino games, online bingo or computer-simulated gambling machines online to players in Sweden.
SEK 230000 application fee; one fee if applying for online and betting licences together. SEK 240000 supervision fee per licence per fee period (SIFS 2026:1).
Conditions to satisfy
Online CasinoOnline PokerOnline Bingo
Businesses offering casino games in restaurants or amusement settings, goods gambling machines or card game tournaments.
Application SEK 25000 (natural person) or SEK 80000 (legal person) plus SEK 3000 per site; supervision fee from SEK 3000 (up to 5 casino sites) to SEK 850000 (100+ sites).
Conditions to satisfy
Land-based Casino
Any company that manufactures, supplies, installs or modifies gambling software used by Swedish commercial online or betting licensees, including sub-suppliers and distributors with supply agreements.
SEK 120000 application fee (Ordinance ch.15 s.2); SEK 16500 supervision fee per 12-month fee period (SIFS 2026:1, from 2026-03-01). Support software for analytics, affiliates or CRM needs no permit.
Conditions to satisfy
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoHorse Racing / Pool Betting
Any company that manufactures, supplies, installs or modifies gambling software used by Swedish commercial online or betting licensees, including sub-suppliers and distributors with supply agreements.
SEK 120000 application fee (Ordinance ch.15 s.2); SEK 16500 supervision fee per 12-month fee period (SIFS 2026:1, from 2026-03-01). Support software for analytics, affiliates or CRM needs no permit.
Conditions to satisfy
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoHorse Racing / Pool Betting
Only limited companies wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Swedish State may hold it.
SEK 200000 basic application fee plus SEK 2000 per token-machine site; supervision fee SEK 1000000 per licence (SIFS 2026:1).
Conditions to satisfy
Online Lottery
Operators offering betting online or through gambling agents, including sports, simulated sports events and horse racing.
SEK 230000 application fee (single fee if combined with online licence); SEK 240000 supervision fee per licence per fee period.
Conditions to satisfy
Online Sports BettingHorse Racing / Pool BettingRetail Betting
Operators offering casino games, online bingo or computer-simulated gambling machines online to players in Sweden.
SEK 230000 application fee; one fee if applying for online and betting licences together. SEK 240000 supervision fee per licence per fee period (SIFS 2026:1).
Conditions to satisfy
Online CasinoOnline PokerOnline Bingo
Businesses offering casino games in restaurants or amusement settings, goods gambling machines or card game tournaments.
Application SEK 25000 (natural person) or SEK 80000 (legal person) plus SEK 3000 per site; supervision fee from SEK 3000 (up to 5 casino sites) to SEK 850000 (100+ sites).
Conditions to satisfy
Land-based Casino
Everything a licensee pays in Sweden on top of the licence fee.
| Charge | Rate | Charged on | Paid by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling tax (Spelskatt)GGR Tax | 22%22% of the net gambling revenue (stakes received minus payouts) per monthly tax period | GGR (stakes minus payouts attributable to Swedish players) | OperatorSource |
| Supervision fee (Avgift för tillsyn) - gambling software permitLicence / Regulatory Fee | SEK 16500 per permit per 12-month fee period, paid in advance | Flat per permit | B2B SupplierSource |
| Supervision fee (Avgift för tillsyn) - online gambling and bettingLicence / Regulatory FeeOnline Casino · Online Poker · Online Bingo · Online Sports Betting · Horse Racing / Pool Betting · Retail Betting | SEK 240000 per licence per 12-month fee period, paid in advance | Flat per licence | OperatorSource |
What the SGA expects once a licence is granted.
Newest first. Each entry links to the notice it came from.
Spelinspektionen consulted on new technical regulations to replace SIFS 2022:3 and LIFS 2018:10, and (on 2026-06-16) on new responsible gambling regulations to replace LIFS 2018:2. Comments were due by 10 August 2026.
Licensees and gambling agents may no longer allow or facilitate gambling financed by any form of credit and must take measures to prevent it. The rule covers all licensed game types however they are offered.
SIFS 2026:3 requires registering licensees to check Spelpaus.se using their SGA-issued connection credentials and the API that matches the purpose of the check.
Spelinspektionen issued SIFS 2026:1 on supervision fees, replacing SIFS 2024:4. The fee is SEK 240000 per online or betting licence and SEK 16500 per gambling software permit per fee period.
From 1 January 2026 casino games were removed from the state gambling licence, so no one can be licensed to run gambling in premises dedicated to casino games. Party-political lotteries lose the bonus and credit-ban relief given to other public-interest lotteries and must disclose the party name.
The gambling tax rate on licensed gambling was raised from 18% to 22% of net gambling revenue by Law 2024:276. Older rules apply to periods before the change.
Published decisions against licensees — the clearest signal of what the regulator actually polices.
| Date | Licensee | Action | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | SPRIBE OÜ | Warning / Reprimand | SEK 5,000 | Warning and sanction fee: as a gambling software permit holder, SPRIBE supplied games to websites of operators banned from offering gambling in Sweden, breaching Gambling Act ch.11 s.6e.Source |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Kalamba Games Limited | Warning / Reprimand | SEK 60,000 | Warning and sanction fee for supplying game software to operators without a Swedish licence that were subject to SGA bans (Gambling Act ch.11 s.6e).Source |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Quickspin AB | Warning / Reprimand | SEK 650,000 | Warning and sanction fee for supplying game software, via content partners, to an operator lacking a Swedish licence and under an SGA ban (Gambling Act ch.11 s.6e).Source |
| 17 Sept 2025 | EGT Digital Ltd. | Warning / Reprimand | SEK 5,000 | Warning and sanction fee for game software reaching an unlicensed, banned operator through an international distribution partner (Gambling Act ch.11 s.6e).Source |
| 28 May 2025 | Betsson Nordic Ltd | Warning / Reprimand | SEK 6,500,000 | Warning and sanction fee for deficiencies in anti-money laundering work, including insufficient customer due diligence.Source |
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GAMOMATGame ProvidersSpelinspektionen (the Swedish Gambling Authority), based in Strängnäs, grants licences and permits and supervises the market under the Gambling Act (2018:1138). It also supervises licensees' compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Yes. Since 1 July 2023 anyone who manufactures, supplies, installs or modifies gambling software used by Swedish online casino or betting licensees needs a gambling software permit from Spelinspektionen. The application fee is SEK 120000, the permit lasts up to five years, and holders may not supply operators that lack a Swedish licence.
Licensed operators pay gambling tax of 22% on net gambling revenue (stakes minus payouts from Swedish players), declared monthly. The rate rose from 18% on 1 July 2024.
The application fee is SEK 230000 for a commercial online gambling or betting licence, or SEK 230000 in total if both are applied for together. Licensees also pay an annual supervision fee of SEK 240000 per licence. Licences are granted for a maximum of five years.
Licensed gambling may not be provided to anyone under 18, and operators must be able to verify players' age.
Spelpaus.se is the national self-exclusion register run by Spelinspektionen. Players can exclude themselves from all gambling requiring registration with every Swedish licensee for 10 days, 1, 3 or 6 months, or indefinitely (at least 12 months); licensees must check it at registration and every login.
Licensees may only offer a bonus on the first occasion a player gambles with them. Bonus terms must be clear and players must have at least 60 days to meet any conditions.
The gambling system must by default be in Sweden, but it may be located abroad if the licensee is supervised by a foreign authority that has a cooperation agreement with Spelinspektionen or if the SGA can carry out satisfactory remote checks.
The statutes, regulations and technical standards this page is built from.
Gambling Ordinance (Spelförordning)Spelförordningen
Regulation / Ordinance · In Force · 05 Jul 2018
Government ordinance detailing the Gambling Act: game limits, player account rules, responsible gambling limits, self-exclusion checks, payment blocking and application/supervision fees.
Gambling Act (Spellag)Spellagen
Act / Law · In Force · 14 Jun 2018
Primary gambling statute: licensing of all gambling for money, state/public-interest reservations, commercial online and betting licences, gambling software permits, player protection, marketing, technical requirements, supervision and sanctions.
Act on Tax on Gambling (Lag om skatt på spel)Spelskattelagen
Act / Law · In Force · 14 Jun 2018
Levies gambling tax on licensed gambling provided under the Gambling Act, calculated monthly on stakes minus payouts attributable to Swedish players.
Regulations and general advice on commercial online gambling and bettingLIFS 2018:5
Regulation / Ordinance · In Force
Spelinspektionen regulations supplementing the Act for holders of commercial online gambling and betting licences.
Technical Standard · In Force
Sets technical requirements for gambling systems and the accreditation of testing and certification bodies.
Regulations and general advice on responsible gamblingLIFS 2018:2
Regulation / Ordinance · In Force
Spelinspektionen rules and general advice on licensees' responsible gambling measures and duty of care.
Compiled from official regulator and government sources, most recently on 26 Sept 2026. It is a starting point for commercial research, not legal advice — confirm the current position with the SGA or local counsel before you act on it.
