Swedish gambling trade body calls for overhaul of enforcement approach

by A.J. Koehn
4 minutes read
The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has called for Sweden’s gambling regulator to take cues from the way finance, education and local government are overseen.

BOS claims that the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, could foster better long-term compliance by taking a look at the activities of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI), the Schools Inspectorate (SSI, and Stockholm County Administrative Board.

“We believe that the licensed gambling market in Sweden would benefit if the Swedish Gambling Authority were to adopt working methods more closely aligned with those of other Swedish government agencies,” said Gustaf Hoffstedt, Secretary General of BOS.

Trade body takes aim at enforcement

In a report comparing the Inspectorate with the other three regulators, BOS has taken particular aim at the gambling regulator’s sanctions policy.

The Inspectorate, like other European regulators such as the British Gambling Commission and Dutch KSA, is..

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