Swedish regulator confirms new gambling supervision fees for 2026
The new fees will come into effect from the start of March.
Sweden.- The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has confirmed that it will implement a revised framework for supervision fees from March 1, 2026. The changes are set out under regulation SIFS 2026:1, which replaces the earlier SIFS 2024:4.
The new online casino and betting licence fee has been set SEK 240,000 (€22,680) per licence, per fee period. Operators holding both types must pay separately for each. Gambling software permits will cost SEK 16,500 (€1,300) per fee period.
Fees are charged per licence rather than per corporate group. Each fee period runs 12 months from the date a licence or permit is issued, renewing annually for as long as the licence remains valid. If a licence is shorter than a year, the fee is calculated proportionally, but never less than one-twelfth of the annual charge.
An annexe outlines fees for state lotteries, public benefit lotteries, bingo, land-based gaming venues (scaled by the number of premises) and ship-based gambling, which is charged at a fixed SEK 6,000 (€470) per vessel. The fee for land-based venues ranges from SEK 3,000 for up to three venues to SEK 850,000 for up to 100 locations.
For lotteries for public benefit purposes, fees range from SEK 15,000 (€1,175) for operators with turnover of up to SEK 3m to SEK 600,000 (€19,970) for those with turnover above SEK 1bn. Licences to offer bingo for public benefit purposes costs SEK 20,500 per venue, and temporary bingo licences cost SEK 1,000.
Fees are generally invoiced in advance for the upcoming period. If a licence continues due to a court ruling or other legal extension, the regulator bills that continuation retroactively. Spelinspektionen retains discretion to reduce or waive fees in exceptional circumstances.
Last month, Spelinspektionen issued a reprimand and a SEK 80,000 (€7,500) fine against L&L Europe Limited for responsibility failings. The regulator said it reviewed L&L Europe’s websites and found breaches of the company’s duty to provide certain information to consumers.
The review found that required information was missing from all of the operator’s Sweden-facing websites to varying degrees. The licensee’s telephone number and email address were missing from home pages, and several websites also lacked information about the risks that may be associated with gambling.
