Sweden Resets Gambling Fees For Inspectorate's Sweep Of 2026 Changes
A new licensing regime for gambling businesses in Sweden will take result from 1 March 2026, supervised by the Gambling Inspectorate of Spelinspektionen.
Authorised by the Riksdag, the reform resets guidance fees for certified gaming operators (B2C) and technology and games suppliers (B2B)
A new charge structure includes a charge of SEK 240,000 (EUR21,000) per B2C licence and SEK 16,500 (EUR1,450) for gambling software application licenses. The updated framework is formalised under policy SIFS 2026:1, replacing the existing charge policy SIFS 2024:4.
The change does not alter what betting activities are permitted in Sweden, however allows the cost of regulative guidance under the Gambling Act 2018 to show deepening oversight demands carried out by Spelinspektionen.
An essential structural change is that guidance fees will be charged per licence rather than per corporate group.
As an outcome, operators holding both an industrial online gambling establishment licence and a betting licence will be needed to pay different yearly charges of SEK 240,000 (EUR21,000) for each licence held.
For B2B licences, SIFS 2026:1 establishes a rolling 12-month guidance duration starting from the date a licence or software authorization is given, with subsequent 12-month periods looking for as long as the authorisation stays in force.
Should a licence run for less than a complete year, charges might be calculated on a pro-rata basis, based on a minimum charge equivalent to one twelfth of the yearly quantity.
Supervision must be invoiced and paid beforehand. However, where a licence stays active due to a court ruling or legal extension, Spelinspektionen might invoice the applicable fee retrospectively. The regulator also maintains discretion to lower or waive costs in extraordinary circumstances.
The revised licence charge structure will support Spelinspektionen as it oversees a broad set of reforms to Sweden's online betting framework.
System modification in 2026
From 1 April 2026, Spelinspektionen and the Ministry of Finance will implement a "complete ban on credit-funded betting deals", restricting certified operators from processing payments connected to credit cards, individual loans, overdrafts or buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products. The measure is considered as the most extensive prohibition on credit-based gaming transactions presented by a European state.