The inspectorate published a notice naming the businesses of Gamevio Ltd, Bigskin Trading Limited, Santeda International BV, and the website Samilland.co as infringing on Swedish gambling laws by providing ‘games without a necessary license’.
The Inspectorate detailed that both Gamevio Ltd and Bigskin Trading had promoted unlicensed games in the form of skins to Swedish consumers.
Skin gambling websites allow customers to purchase virtual goods and currencies, which can be used to gamble on their platforms.
Popular with younger gaming audiences, skin websites have caused problems for regulatory authorities in Europe, determining whether gameplay and interactions can be classified as gambling.
Spelinspektionen determines that “Skins are collectibles in many popular computer games that can often be redeemed for money outside of the comp..