The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) has taken action against three gaming software providers. They failed to meet licensing standards by supplying content to unlicensed operators.
Among those penalized, Swedish studio Quickspin AB, owned by Playtech, faced the largest fine. The penalty amounted to SEK 650,000 (€58,800) and included a formal warning. It has been discovered by SGA that the games of Quickspin were being offered on unlicensed sites by third-party partners.
The SGA classified the violation as serious. Quickspin, however, acted quickly to remove the affected titles and improve its compliance measures. The regulator emphasized that software suppliers should ensure their products do not end up on the black market.
The SGA set the legal maximum penalty at an estixmated SEK 1.1 million. The SGA determined the fine based on Quickspin’s Swedish revenue of SEK 10.9 million from the previous year.
In spite of the company implementing geo-blocking measures, in addition to Quickspin, Kalamba Games faced a fine of SEK60,000 or €5,430 after the SGA found its games on restricted websites.
Kalamba argued that some distribution occurred through partners beyond its control. However, the SGA maintained that licensees should ensure their content doesn’t reach restricted operators.
EGT Digital Gaming received a minimal penalty of SEK5,000 or €452. This is the lowest possible under the law. The SGA traced its games back to restricted websites through an international distribution partner.
EGT contended that third parties, using outdated brand elements, had supplied some of the disputed titles, not them directly. Nonetheless, the regulator emphasized that even indirect supply breaches licensing requirements.
In this enforcement action, the SGA evaluated Playson but found that it had not violated any regulations. The SGA highlighted that these cases are part of a broader initiative to combat unlicensed gambling in Sweden.
