Swedish Online Casinos

The Swedish gambling scene is held firmly in the grips of the official state
monopoly, Svenska Spel, which controls all forms of gambling, from the lottery
to Swedish online casinos. Thankfully, Swedish citizens find it easy to gamble
at foreign websites, which support their language and currency.

Gambling in Sweden

Since 1997, when the two major lotteries in Sweden merged to form Svenska
Spel, the entire gambling industry has been held under the one monopoly. As
such, there is no competition in the area of casinos, sports betting, lotteries
and poker, with the government citing fears of problem gambling for reasons of
such strict control.

This situation may not last much longer, with the government coming under
tremendous pressure from the European Union to open up its market to other
gambling companies. Now and then, the government will hint at the chance of
selling off Svenska Spel and opening up the market to foreign competition,
however, at present, the doors to the Swedish betting market remain firmly
locked.

Online Gambling in Sweden

Within the country’s borders, Svenska Spel’s online gambling
sites are the only ones available to Swedish gamblers.  However, local
players are able to find a wide range of Swedish online casinos – over 250 of
them – that are based outside the country, and which support games and software
in their own language and currency. Sites that accept players from Sweden
include those that are powered by Microgaming, VC Casino, Win A Day and more,
where players pay for their Swedish online gambling entertainment with credit
cards, Citadel Direct, eWire Envoy, etc.