Swedish Live Casinos

If you’re looking for Swedish Live Casinos you’ve come to the right place. I explain what the current regulations are and where you’ll be able to play safely.

Quick Summary

The good news is that the Swedish gaming market does have some form of regulation. But it doesn’t currently extend to online gaming.

What this actually means is that it’s not illegal to play at online casinos, they’re just not regulated or controlled by the Swedish Government. 

However this is likely to change after 2017 when the results of an extensive study by the Government have been completed. There are clearly one or two omissions and anomalies, like Online Gaming not being covered and non regulated casinos being able to advertise on national television that need to be sorted out.

It’s an important step for the Government to take and one I think will be appreciated by players, as regulation brings greater protection.

Safe Swedish Live Casinos 

It’s great news that there’s quite a few Live Casinos that offer their games to Swedish players. Some provide a tailored solution where the website language can be changed to Swedish and financial transactions can be conducted in SEK rather than Euros, GBP or USD.

The default table language at Live Casinos is English but there are one or two casinos that have dedicated tables with Swedish speaking dealers. These tend to be the roulette tables. Sometimes the dealers move to other general play tables and when that happens they’re normally happy to speak in both languages.

I met Disa, who is a Swedish live dealer when I visited the Evolution Casino Studios in Malta. Be sure to read my interview with her.

Casino	Stakes	Software	Dedicated Tables	Swedish Dealers	Currency	Countries Accepted	Play
	Blackjack €0.50 – €5,000 Baccarat €1 – €35,000 Roulette €0.50 – €75,000 Casino Hold Em €0.50 – €75,000. 3 Card Poker €1 – €10,000. Caribbean Stud Poker €1 – €3,000. Ultimate Texas Hold’em €0.50 – €500. Dreamcatcher €0.10 – €10k	Evolution NetEnt Ezugi LuckyStreak Authentic Extreme Live Gaming Wirex		Roulette	SEK		Goto Casino
	Blackjack €5 – €5,000. Baccarat €1 – €2,000. Roulette €1 – €100,000. Casino Hold Em €0.50 – €4,000. 3 Card Poker €1 – €10,000. Caribbean Stud Poker €1 – €3,000. Ultimate Texas Hold’em €1 – €1,000. Dreamcatcher €0.10 – €5k	Evolution NetEnt		Roulette	SEK		Goto Casino
	Blackjack €3 – €10k Baccarat €1 – €10,000 Roulette €0.10 – €500,000. Casino Hold Em €0.50 – €7,500. 3 Card Poker €1 – €10,000. Caribbean Stud Poker €1 – €3,000. Ultimate Texas Hold’em €1 – €1k.	Evolution Playtech		Roulette	SEK		Goto Casino
	Blackjack €5 – €5,000. Baccarat €1 – €10,000. Roulette €0.10 – €50,000. Casino Hold’em €1 -€3,000. 3 Card Poker €1.00 – €5,000. Caribbean Stud Poker €1 – €1.5k. Ultimate Texas Hold’em €0.50 – €500. Dreamcatcher €0.10 – €10k.	Evolution		None	SEK		Goto Casino
	Blackjack €0.50 – €5,000. Baccarat €1 – €200. Roulette €0.10 – €20,000. Casino Hold Em €0.50 -€1,500. 3 Card Poker €1 – €5,000. Caribbean Stud Poker €1 – €3,000.	Evolution		Roulette	SEK		Goto Casino
	Blackjack €5 – €500. Baccarat €5 – €100. Roulette €1 – €300. Hi-Lo €2 – €325. Sic-Bo €5 – €200. 3 Card Brag €2 – €50.	Playtech		None	SEK		Goto Casino

If you want a wider choice of live casinos then checkout the rest of this site. The casinos that accept Swedish players are clearly marked.  

Gaming Regulation in Sweden 

The current rules and regulations are defined in the Lotteries Act, which was last updated in 2015.

Oversight of the Act is provided by the Swedish Gambling Authority (lotteri inspektionen). They have responsibility for controlling and licensing gambling activities within Sweden.

Their prime objectives are to:

• Safeguard consumers’ interests and make sure that the potentially harmful social effects of gambling are reduced.
• Ensure a sound and safe gaming market.
• Contribute to a reduction in the number of illegal gambling and lottery operations.

Lotteries Act

The Lotteries Act sets out the rules and regulations for:

1. The drawing of tickets, guessing, betting and similar procedures.
2. Amusements at fairs and amusement parks.
3. Bingo games, gaming machines, roulette games, dice games, card games, chain letter games or similar games.

The games listed in the Act are collectively referred to as “Lotteries”, but the word covers all forms of physical gaming. 

With some exceptions all require a license to operate in Sweden and these are granted by municipalities, county administrative boards, the Government and the Gaming Board for Sweden.

• The Municipalities are responsible for licensing and compliance of local lotteries.
• The County Administrative Boards are responsible for licensing and compliance of bingo and regional lotteries.
• The Government grants licenses to ATG and Svenska Spel.
• The Gaming Board for Sweden is responsible for granting other licences and for compliance.

Remote Online Casinos

Remote Gambling is not covered by the Act. It’s currently illegal for any online casinos to base themselves in Sweden and offer their games to Swedish players. 

Gambling Online is Legal

It’s legal for online casinos based outside of Sweden to offer their games to Swedish players. There are also no restrictions on them advertising on Swedish television which is rather confusing.

Most of these online casinos are based, licensed and regulated in Malta and Gibraltar. You’ll find a few more that are regulated by other licensing jurisdictions. By and large these are the safest jurisdictions.

A Growing Market

The Swedish Gaming Market is experiencing massive growth. Figures compiled by the Swedish Gambling Authority show that statistically, every inhabitant of Sweden who is over 18 years old gambles about SEK 5,000 every year. That’s equivalent to about 2.5 % of their disposable income. About half is returned to the players in the form of winnings.

Interestingly the average adult lost around SEK 2,133 to the regulated market. The average loss while playing at international online casinos was a mere SEK 447 per adult.

Undoubtedly the Lotteries Act will be amended to license Online Gaming and fix some of the strange rules that currently exist. What form this takes is unknown, but in my opinion it’s a good thing that will lead to greater player protection.