Svenska Spel has reportedly published 18 proposals to change Sweden’s gambling rules, covering market safeguards and consumer protection. The recommendations include risk-based game classifications, stronger enforcement powers for the Swedish Gambling Authority, tighter protections for vulnerable customers and a ban on gambling bonuses.
The proposals could change compliance obligations for licensed operators if adopted.
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Sweden’s Spelinspektionen has started inspections of physical lotteries run by licensees for state-reserved and public-benefit games when prizes exceed a threshold set by law. Checks cover technical requirements, fixed prize plans, ticket conformity and player information; the authority said it will publish the results after the inspections.
Researchers commissioned by ZonMw and the KSA reviewed scientific evidence on preventive interventions for people showing risky, but not severe, gambling behaviour. They selected 13 studies covering feedback, imposed gambling breaks and information; feedback sometimes reduced spending and playing time in the short term for moderate-risk players, but showed no convincing effect for high-risk players.
The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has opposed a proposed ban on bonuses in Sweden, which Svenska Spel and ATG chief executives proposed in an opinion article on 7 November. BOS argued that a ban could push customers towards unlicensed gambling and benefit the two former monopoly operators; the proposal’s proponents said bonuses could contribute to gambling problems and attract younger people.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen reported gambling revenue of SEK6.71bn in Q3 2025, up 0.5% year on year. Online gambling revenue increased 3.5% to SEK4.51bn, while revenue from Svenska Spel’s state lottery and slot machines fell 7.2% to SEK1.26bn. The figures exclude no stated categories and come as a credit-gambling ban is due to start on 1 April 2026.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen is inspecting Svenska Spel’s land-based gaming venues, examining turnover reporting and the placement of cash dispensers. The regulator plans in-person visits and a review of written reports, and says it will publish its findings after the inspection.