Current Licensees Providing Games in Sweden Must Apply for a Renewal Prior to the Current License Expires

June 27, 2023 | Government

Strängnäs, Sweden (June 22, 2023) — Many licenses for land-based commercial gaming and licenses for gambling on slot machines expire during the year. Licensees who wish to continue to provide games in Sweden must apply for a renewed license in time before the current license expires.

Apply no later than four months before the existing license expires

If an application for renewal of a license is submitted no later than four months before the existing license expires, the license continues to apply until the Gaming Authority decides on the new application. This applies on the condition that it is the same legal entity that applies for a renewed license.

New application fees from 1 July 2023

New license or permit application fees will come into force on 1 July 2023.

Ordinance on amendments to the gaming ordinance (2018:1475) .

Complete application

A complete application shortens the processing time.

Certain documents must not be older than six months at the time of application

Certain documents that must be attached to Appendix A (natural person subject to review ch. 4 of the Gaming Act [2018:1138]) must not be older than six months when the application for a license is submitted to the Gambling Inspectorate.

The annexes to Annex A referred to are:

certified copy of passport,
extract from the criminal record for the country in which the person in question has lived during the last ten years in addition to Sweden.

Financial documents

The annual reports to be submitted must be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Annual Accounts Act (1995:1554). Audit reports must contain the information that appears in ch. 9. Sections 28-37 of the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551). For foreign companies, the corresponding documents must be sent in. This means that annual reports must be audited.

Use the web service for the application

The easiest way to apply for a renewed license is via the Swedish Gambling Authority’s web service for license and permit applications.

Due to the changes in the application, the web service for the application is currently being updated.

https://licensansokan.spelinspektionen.se

News and changes when applying for a license

Changes and simplifications to facilitate the application process.

Contact details

Contact details for the authorized signatory have been replaced by contact details for the authorized representative of the applicant.

Game places must be registered via a special form

Gambling sites must be registered with the Swedish Gambling Authority, these will no longer have their own licence. Already granted licenses for gambling sites will be registered when renewing the license and in these cases do not need to be registered again.

New game places are reported via the form “Notification of game place”.

Gambling sites are deregistered in cases where the requirements are no longer met or if the licensee requests it.