Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, introduced updated supervision fees on March 1, 2026 under regulation SIFS 2026:1, replacing the previous fee structure published as SIFS 2024:4. The changes affect all licensed online casino and sports betting operators in Sweden’s regulated market, and arrive alongside expanded enforcement powers for the regulator under a broader 2026 reform package.
The headline figure is SEK 240,000 (approximately €21,000) per commercial online gaming or betting licence, per 12-month period. Gambling software supplier permits are set at SEK 16,500. Both amounts are charged per licence, not per corporate group — a structural change from the previous arrangement that has meaningful cost implications for operators holding multiple licences.
A company holding separate licences for, say, online casino and sports betting now pays SEK 240,000 for each, rather than a single group-level fee covering both. Spelinspektionen invoices in advance at the start of each 12-month fee period. Where a licence runs for less than a full year — as when a new licence is granted mid-period — fees are calculated on a pro-rata basis, subject to a minimum of one-twelfth of the annual amount.
The fee update is part of a wider regulatory sweep in Sweden for 2026. From January 1, 2026, Spelinspektionen gained expanded enforcement and penalty powers, including greater authority to impose sanctions and revoke licences. A credit gambling ban — preventing players from funding accounts with borrowed money — is expected to follow later in 2026, rounding out one of the most active regulatory years in Sweden’s licensed market since the framework launched in 2019.
For players, the immediate effect is indirect. Higher operating costs for multi-licence operators may influence how aggressively they invest in bonus structures and promotions. More broadly, the strengthened enforcement powers signal that Spelinspektionen is committed to maintaining a tightly controlled licensed market — one where unlicensed operators face a significantly higher risk of being blocked or sanctioned.
