🇸🇪 Sweden gambling license check

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Sweden licenses online gambling through Spelinspektionen, and every real SGA licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Sweden permit, type its name or web address below and the search checks it against the SGA register.

Check a casino against the SGA register

Searching 720 casino and betting names from the SGA register, read 2026-10-27.

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Spelinspektionen · SGA
Official register
Public licensee register
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Yes, bulk data is published
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Licensed market

How to verify a Sweden license

  1. Open the licence register on spelinspektionen.se
  2. Search by the casino's company name, licence holder or the exact web address shown in your browser
  3. Confirm the specific domain is listed under the licence, since Swedish licences enumerate permitted web addresses
  4. Check the licence or permit is currently valid rather than relying on third-party lists, which go stale
  5. Optionally download the Excel export of all licensed operators for bulk or automated checks

License types in Sweden

Licences under the Gambling Act cover commercial online casino and betting, state-operated gaming machines and lotteries, land-based commercial gambling, and public-benefit lotteries. Online and betting licences are tied to the specific web addresses they may use.

  • Commercial online gambling licence
  • Betting licence
  • State gambling licence for gaming machines and certain lotteries
  • Gambling software permit for suppliers to online operators
  • Licence for gambling for public benefit, meaning non-profit lotteries
  • Land-based commercial gambling licence

Key facts about the SGA regime

  • The licensing regime is in force since 1 January 2019 under the 2018 Gambling Act, replacing the previous monopoly model
  • Gambling tax rose from 18% to 22% of gross gaming revenue on 1 July 2024
  • Applications are processed only after the application fee is paid, and all documents must be in Swedish or professionally translated
  • The licence register is the only official source for checking a valid Swedish licence and its associated web addresses
  • More than 144,000 people held active self-exclusions via Spelpaus.se in October 2026

What the license means for players

A Swedish licence obliges the operator to run duty-of-care and responsible-gambling measures, verify player identity, and honour the national self-exclusion register Spelpaus, which blocks all registration-based licensed gambling for periods from 10 days to an open-ended exclusion with a 12-month minimum. Disputes go first to the operator. If winnings or balances are not paid out, players can turn to the National Board for Consumer Disputes, known as ARN. Complaints about terms or marketing go to the Swedish Consumer Agency, and any dispute can also go to court. Spelinspektionen supervises operators and publishes sanction decisions. It does not settle individual disputes. Winnings from licensed gambling are tax-free for players.

Red flags and fake SGA claims

  • The exact domain is not listed in Spelinspektionen's register even if the company name appears there
  • The site claims a Swedish licence but does not connect to Spelpaus or offer Swedish deposit limits
  • Reference to an old pre-2019 permit, or a foreign licence presented as valid for the Swedish market
  • Licence claim backed only by a logo image, with no company name searchable in the register

Legal status and tax

Online gambling has been legal under a licensing system since 1 January 2019, when the Gambling Act re-regulated the market and ended the state monopoly on commercial online gambling. Unlicensed operators are excluded and pursued. State-run gaming machines and lotteries and public-benefit lotteries retain their own licence categories. Gambling tax rose to 22% from 1 July 2024, and a 2025 amendment narrowed the state licence to gaming machines and certain lotteries.

Licensed operators pay Swedish gambling tax of 22% of monthly gross gaming revenue, meaning stakes minus payouts, since 1 July 2024, up from 18%. Public-benefit lotteries remain tax-exempt.

News about the SGA license

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Sweden?

Spelinspektionen, usually shortened to SGA, oversees gambling in Sweden. Licences under the Gambling Act cover commercial online casino and betting, state-operated gaming machines and lotteries, land-based commercial gambling, and public-benefit lotteries. Online and betting licences are tied to the specific web addresses they may use.

How do I check if a casino holds a Sweden license?

Type the casino name or its web address into the search on this page, which reads the SGA register every day. A real licensee appears there under its own name. Search the register by licence holder, company name or web address. Every operator with a valid Swedish licence or permit is listed with its registered domains, and both the full operator list and search results can be downloaded as Excel files.

What does a SGA license mean for players?

A Swedish licence obliges the operator to run duty-of-care and responsible-gambling measures, verify player identity, and honour the national self-exclusion register Spelpaus, which blocks all registration-based licensed gambling for periods from 10 days to an open-ended exclusion with a 12-month minimum. Disputes go first to the operator. If winnings or balances are not paid out, players can turn to the National Board for Consumer Disputes, known as ARN. Complaints about terms or marketing go to the Swedish Consumer Agency, and any dispute can also go to court. Spelinspektionen supervises operators and publishes sanction decisions. It does not settle individual disputes. Winnings from licensed gambling are tax-free for players.

How do I spot a fake Sweden license claim?

The exact domain is not listed in Spelinspektionen's register even if the company name appears there The site claims a Swedish licence but does not connect to Spelpaus or offer Swedish deposit limits Reference to an old pre-2019 permit, or a foreign licence presented as valid for the Swedish market Licence claim backed only by a logo image, with no company name searchable in the register

Sources

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