Sweden

Licensed

Sweden opened its market to licensed operators in January 2019. Bonuses are limited to the first occasion a player signs up. Land-based casinos are no longer permitted from 1 January 2026, and the last Casino Cosmopol venue in Stockholm closed in April 2025.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
SpelinspektionenCurrent regime since 2019
Legal basis
Spellag (2018:1138)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
100% 12 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Spellag (2018:1138)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
SFS 2018:1138Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online
18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Self-exclusion register
SpelpausKnowledge base, 2026-10-07
Bonus rule
first occasion onlyKnowledge base, 2026-10-07
Tax on winnings
30%Knowledge base, 2026-10-07
Current regime since
2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Sweden
  • Swedish Gambling Authority78 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Sweden, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Sweden, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Sweden865.0%
  • Exclude Sweden in their terms45626.5%
  • No declaration1,17968.5%
Hold a licence covering Sweden78brands
List Sweden as a focus market109brands
Offers marked available19welcome offers
Brands serving Sweden Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Sweden Europe 86 5.0% 456 109 19
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. iGaming Business: Sweden to discontinue land-based casino gamingigamingbusiness.com
  2. Intergame: Sweden's last remaining Casino Cosmopol to closeintergameonline.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-SE
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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