Sweden’s Administrative Court has made decisions regarding fines that two different operators – Videoslots and LeoVegas – received from Spelinspektionen last year in relation to the duty of care.
Roar Vegas, trading as LeoVegas, saw its March 2025 warning and SEK 8m penalty fee (approximately €734,000) for ‘deficiencies in the duty of care’ from the Swedish gambling regulator overruled by the court.
The court stated that LeoVegas ‘has not clearly and distinctly breached the duty of care’ and so the decision from Spelinspektionen was annulled.
However, the Administrative Court took the opposite stance with the decision regarding Videoslots, which received a warning and a SEK 12m sanction fee (approximately €1.1m) for ‘deficiencies in the duty of care’ in April last year.
The court noted that it shared the regulator’s assessment of Videoslots that, for the majority of players examined, the company ‘clearly and distinctly breached its duty of care’ and so rejected its appeal, finding it ‘right to decide on a warning and a penalty fee’.
iGaming Expert has reached out to both LeoVegas and Videoslots regarding the court’s ruling in each case.
Yet, this isn’t the end of regulatory scrutiny for LeoVegas, as the operator is one of four licence holders in the market that will face supervisory checks related to their compliance with technical requirements.
The regulator confirmed earlier this month that Hillside (Europe) ENC (bet365), Kaprifol Services Ltd (Unibet), Roar Vegas Ltd (LeoVegas) and Blue Star Planet Ltd (10bet) would be under the regulatory microscope.
Particular attention will be paid to whether the licensees are compliant with the technical requirements set out in Chapter 16, Section one and three of the Gambling Act.
Channelisation rate stable
Spelinspektionen has also released its channelisation rate estimates for 2025, reporting that the percentage for the past year was 84%, stable but slightly down on 2024’s estimate of 85%.
The regulator stated that the ‘majority of Swedish gambling continues to take place with operators with a Swedish licence’ and that the proportion of players wagering with licensed operators is estimated to be 94% in 2025.
Johan Röhr, Acting Director General of Spelinspektionen, added that the channelisation rate measures Sweden has witnessed in recent years ‘indicate a relatively stable market’.
