The gaming regulator of Sweden, Spekinspektionen has sanctioned three slots developers for supplying unlicensed operators.
Kalamba Games, EGT Digital, and Quickspin AB were all found to have breached Sweden’s gaming laws. They received warnings along with sanction fees: SEK 60,000 (£4,732) for Kalamba, SEK 5,000 (£394) for EGT Digital, and SEK 650,000 (£51,273) for Quickspin.
The developers stated that third-party distribution sites shared their games with the unlicensed operators in each case.
Kalamba and EGT Digital told the regulator that the platforms featured titles they had not developed or produced.
For instance, EGT Digital stated that suppliers offered games using titles or references similar to, or derived from, its older brand elements.
Spelinspektionen confirmed that all three sanctioned companies took action to correct the issue. They stopped supplying games to unlicensed operators after the regulator notified them.
The regulator reviewed Playson Limited’s compliance but closed the case without taking further action.
Once the regulator discovered the breaches, Spelinspektionen had to decide whether to warn the three developers or revoke their licenses.
In early September, the regulator restricted two online casino operators for offering unlicensed games and services. It dealt more harshly with Altacore NV and Wino.casino.
Authorities accused Curacao-licensed Altacore NV of targeting Swedish consumers. It offered Swedish language options and ran promotions across its network of websites.
For now, the enforcement against Wino.casino focused on its website defaulting to Swedish language settings for Swedish IP addresses. It also displayed the Swedish flag as a marker for users.
These actions come as the Spelinspektionen keeps on battling the prominence of the black market in Sweden.
