Casinos that Work Under Swedish Gambling Authority License

Swedish Gambling Authority

The Swedish Gambling Authority is a new regulatory body that provides licenses to online casinos across Sweden. While it is still relatively new, it already has a strong reputation since it has quickly announced some radical measures to protect Swedish players from malicious operations. The SGA is controlled by the Ministry of Finance.

It performs a number of tasks, among which is providing players with the resources and tools that help keep a balanced and fair gambling market. At the same time, it focuses on minimizing the negative social effect caused by gambling. For example, SGA is committed to combating gambling addiction.

Responsibilities

The Swedish Gambling Authority works with relevant law enforcement agencies to reduce the number of platforms that are in the black market. It is also responsible for providing licenses for national lotteries, slots, restaurants, and casinos.

Additionally, it supervises gambling and lottery operations. The SGA also provides training to operators on gambling and lottery legislation. To keep the government informed, the regulatory body provides updates to the government on the news in both local and global gaming markets.

Responsible gambling

Like every other gambling regulator, the SGA requires all the platforms to provide their users with some specific gambling tools. They argue that a licensed online casino has to protect users from excessive gambling. This includes tracking behavior and, if there is a necessity, helping users to limit their gambling activities. It is worth noting that, unlike other jurisdictions, the SGA only allows casinos to offer bonuses to players at the first opportunity to gamble.

Gambling Websites Licensed by the SGA

Until recent times, online gambling was under a state monopoly. It means that only state casinos were permitted to operate legally in Sweden. While foreign websites were still accepting users from Sweden, they could not apply for a proper license and go outside the gray zone.

The new rules have been in force since 2018. In 2018, Sweden allowed interested foreign and domestic gambling platforms to apply for domestic licenses from the Swedish authority. Such a decision had a dual purpose. All unlicensed online casinos could be expelled from the country, and it provided better protection for the gamblers by thoroughly monitoring the behavior of the operators with permits.