This week, the Swedish Gambling Authority, also known as Spelinspektionen, announced warnings and financial penalties to three gambling software providers. They are Kalamba Games, Quickspin, and EGT Digital, and were for supplying games to unlicensed operators. Thus, violating the local gambling laws.
The rulings, announced in mid-September 2025, highlight the regulator’s tough stance on compliance and its focus on cutting the connection between licensed content suppliers and the unregulated market.
It was determined that in the three cases, the providers’ content was on websites run by companies that are not allowed to offer gambling in Sweden. The Authority said there were breaches and gave fines between SEK 5,000 and SEK 650,000. When told about the problems, all three companies did what they could to fix them.
What’s the Role of the Swedish Gambling Authority
It is the job of the SGA to make sure that playing in Sweden is legal, safe, and fun. The agency issues licenses, watches over online casinos and software providers, and ensures that the Gambling Act's rules are followed. As part of its main job, it keeps consumers safe by making sure that gaming money stays in the legal market and does not go to unregulated companies abroad.
Since Sweden changed the rules on gaming again in 2019, the Authority has been keeping a closer eye on the market. Since 2023, gambling software companies need a license to join the legal market.
This is due to a rule that forbids illegal operators from getting to legal games through middlemen. In other words, companies that sell licensed software need to make sure that their products do not show up on sites that are not allowed, either directly or indirectly.
The Swedish Market for Online Gambling
Currently, Sweden’s regulated online gaming market is one of the most competitive in Europe. Operators licensed by the country must follow strict rules on how to advertise, protect customers, and offer gambling responsibly.
Needless to say, brands that do not have licenses are not allowed into the market. However, local players still resort to playing on unregulated websites, and the government has not fully met its goals for channelisation rates.
Kalamba Games Breaks the Rules
According to SGA, Kalamba Games Limited was fined for giving illegal gaming sites software to aggregator partners. The provider claimed that it was not a direct spread. However, the Authority said that license holders are in charge of keeping games from getting to sites that do not have a license.
Still, when Kalamba found out that some sites were breaking the rules, it quickly fixed the issue, removed its games from those sites. However, it still got a warning and a fine of SEK 600,000. This was determined by the fact that it made about SEK 8.6 million in sales in Sweden in 2024.
Quickspin Punished for Similar Offence
The Authority reported that a warning and a fine of SEK 650,000 were given to the Swedish company Quickspin AB, which is owned by Playtech. SGA explained content partners of Quickspin let people play the provider’s games on websites that are not currently licensed in Sweden.
Quickspin was quick to fix the problem and insisted that the error would not be repeated. On the other hand, the regulator made it clear that the licence holder is fully answerable, no matter how the distribution is set up. The punishment was based on the fact that Quickspin made almost SEK 10.9 million in sales in Sweden in 2024.
EGT Digital Gets the Smallest Fine
EGT Digital Ltd was also in trouble with the Authority after it was discovered that its products were on prohibited sites through an international distribution partner. This happened after they got their Swedish licence in October 2024. The company said that the integration was not okay with them and that some games were illegal copies that used old brand features.
According to what we told them, EGT Digital took down its games and made the controls better. Because the company did not have any sales in Sweden in 2024, the Authority warned it and fined it at least SEK 5,000.
Message to the Business World
It is clear from these decisions that companies that sell licensed software need to keep their goods out of the hands of people who do not have licenses, no matter how complicated their distribution channels are.
Although none of the businesses lost their licenses, the fines and warnings show how important it is to keep a close eye on the whole gaming supply chain and do your research.
Channelisation Drops Down
Earlier this month, the Swedish Gambling Authority also provided an update on the channelisation rate of the online casino market. In 2024, the rate hit 85%, which was slightly lower than the 86% recorded for 2023.
The channelisation rate observes how much of Sweden’s online gambling happens on casinos licensed to operate within the competitive iGaming market. Therefore, providing an overview of the gambling sector and the player preferences.
SGA said the channelisation rate ranges between different gambling products. It noted that sports betting has a higher rate of players who gamble on regulated platforms than online casino users. Naturally, the objective will be to bring the rate back up, so more consumers play on licensed platforms.
