Sweden’s Spelinspektionen introduced rules for licensees’ checks against the Spelpaus.se self-exclusion register, reportedly under provisions of the 2018 Gambling Act. Licensees must use individual credentials and the appropriate API; the rules take effect on 1 August 2026.
Licensees must follow the specified access and API requirements when checking the national self-exclusion register.
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An industry-backed legal review reportedly says Sweden’s Spelinspektionen uses harsher sanctions and a less collaborative supervisory approach than other Swedish regulators. The supplied text says Sweden’s gambling industry is challenging the regulator’s enforcement methods, but provides no further findings or response.
A legal review backed by the industry says the way Spelinspektionen enforces the rules is very different from the approach of the other Swedish regulators.
A commissioned report says Sweden's gambling regulator chose fees close to the statutory maximum in anti-money laundering cases. The report's finding concerns the regulator's fee-setting approach.
A newly commissioned report concludes that the gaming regulator imposed fees near the statutory maximum for anti-money laundering cases.
Sweden's Spelinspektionen submitted comments on the Finance Ministry's proposal to align national law with the EU anti-money laundering package, according to its official opinion. The regulator supports the proposal overall but opposes taking on suitability checks and supervision for registered lotteries, and disputes limits on coercive measures to obtain information.
Sweden's Spelinspektionen has opposed giving the regulator responsibility for suitability checks and supervision of registered lotteries under the Finance Ministry's proposal to align national law with the EU anti-money laundering package. The regulator set out its position in an official opinion, reference Fi2026/01654, on the ministry's legislative proposal. Spelinspektionen said it broadly supports the proposed changes.
Denmark’s Gambling Authority has launched a campaign to alert parents to gambling-like features in children’s video games, the regulator said. The campaign highlights loot boxes, random rewards and in-game purchases, and includes a film, an information platform and temporary displays in Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen reminded gambling licensees to ensure declared venues continue to meet legal requirements after a preventive supervisory review. The authority said venues that require an alcohol-serving permit must stop gambling immediately if it expires, and licensees must report the venue’s closure to Spelinspektionen.