Sweden

News & Analysis

Sweden To Revamp Payments Crackdown On Unlicensed Gambling

The Swedish government is taking the final steps toward making it easier for the Swedish Gambling Authority to crack down on unlicensed operators and to help curb match-fixing.

News In Brief: June 6-June 10, 2022

Blackstone Group gets green light for Crown Resorts acquisition and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission says controversial Barry Diller is suitable for a gaming license.

LeoVegas Investigated In Sweden Over Possible Insider Trades

LeoVegas has been contacted over what the company calls a “preliminary investigation” and a Swedish newspaper calls a “raid” by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority because of suspected insider trading.

News in Brief: May 30-June 3, 2022

New Jersey regulators issue a civil penalty against the former owners of Golden Nugget Online Gaming for reporting failings.

William Hill Units Fined In Sweden For Faulty Information Reports

The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined two William Hill units a total of SEK1.45m (€138,000) for reporting incorrect information.

Research & Reports

Market Insight: European Online Gambling

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 32 European online gambling markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, sector themes and key market developments bringing stakeholders opportunities, challenges, tailwinds and headwinds.

Interactive Map: Gambling Advertising Across Europe

Advertising is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the European gambling industry. In this map, VIXIO GamblingCompliance shows the current situation regarding gambling advertising in all jurisdictions. The map highlights the differences among the countries that allow, partially prohibit or forbid gambling advertising.

Market Insight: European Lotteries

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 30 European lottery markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, of sector themes and key jurisdictional and lottery-level developments including growth trends by game category and channel shift towards online sales.

Market Insight — Sweden

The much-anticipated launch of Sweden’s open licensing regime for online gambling at the start of 2019 was followed by significant turbulence as regulator fines, restrictive bonus rules and advertising discontent hindered operations in the market’s debut year.

EU Online Gambling Outlook 2020

Despite the fact that EU countries are generally some of the most mature markets when it comes to regulating online gambling, a few have yet to issue any licences. In Germany, the latest amendments to the gambling regulatory framework entered into force at the beginning of 2020, allowing for an unlimited number of online sports-betting licences to be issued straightaway.

Data & Forecasts

Postcode Lottery Report - 2009 to 2021

Latest annual data from Novamedia/Postcode Lotteries. The data released for the operator contains the following information by operating segment: Sales income, prize expense and distributions to beneficiaries. There are approximately 250 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €20bn+ European online gambling sector. Jurisdictional market size figures and year-on-year growth rates are supplemented by an interactive dashboard and standardised, comparable data on betting-gaming splits and online penetration rates.

Market Monitor: European Land-Based Gaming

This report aggregates available, sourced data on regulated land-based gaming markets across Europe, split between casinos and non-casino gaming venues. Market size and annual growth comparisons across 28 reporting European countries can also be visualised via an interactive dashboard.

Market Monitor: Online Gambling Operator Benchmarking

This report benchmarks key financial and operational metrics across major online gambling operators and suppliers listed in the UK, Sweden and the United States. An interactive dashboard provides visualized cross-operator trends, with rich time series data updated as each company reports, whether quarterly, half-yearly or annually.

Better Collective Report - 2015 to 2022Q1

Latest quarterly data from Swedish-listed Better Collective. The data released for the company contains the following information: Revenue by source, direct costs, operating profit and profit before tax. There are approximately 300 data points in this document.