2023/0036/S
EC/EFTA
SE Sweden
  • H10 - Games of chance
2023-05-01
2023-02-06

Games of chance

Ordinance amending the Gambling Ordinance (2018:1475)

Sweden notified the draft Act amending the Gambling Act (2018:1138) on 10 June 2022 under notification number 2022/407/S. The Ordinance amending the Gambling Ordinance supplements the provisions of the Gambling Act. The Gambling Ordinance follows the structure of the Gambling Act and mainly contains

implementing provisions for the Gambling Authority, specifying the Act’s provisions in greater detail.
The present Ordinance, among other things, sets out more detailed provisions concerning the obligation to provide information on payment processing associated with unlicensed gambling and on companies facilitating unlawful gambling in violation of the Gambling Act.
A Bill containing proposals for necessary amendments to the Gambling Act was put before the Swedish Parliament for consideration on 20 December 2022. The Ordinance amending the Gambling Ordinance is proposed to enter into force on 1 July 2023.