Swedish Gambling Authority issues penalties to charitable organisations over lottery violations
The Swedish Gambling Authority has issued formal warnings and penalty fees to two charitable organisations and three political groups for failing to uphold key regulatory standards under the Gaming Act.
Key points:
– Spelinspektionen sanctioned two charitable and three political organisations for non-compliance with lottery regulations
– Violations included inadequate oversight, non-compliant telemarketing and breaches of responsible gambling and marketing rules
The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) has issued warnings and penalty fees to multiple charitable and political organisations following investigations into their lottery operations and telephone sales practices.
The Swedish Breast Cancer Association and Swedish Prostate Cancer Association received sanctions after a supervisory case examining their compliance with gaming regulations, particularly regarding commission agreements and telephone sales in the Date Lottery.
The investigation was initiated following the Consumer Agency’s examination of marketing methods used in telephone ticket sales.
Similarly, the Swedish Social Democratic Workers’ Party, Swedish Social Democratic Youth League and Swedish Social Democratic Women’s League faced penalties related to the Kombilotteriet following media investigations that prompted regulatory scrutiny.
The Swedish Gambling Authority determined that all sanctioned organisations violated multiple regulatory requirements.
Specifically, the regulator found that gaming operations were not conducted in a healthy and safe manner with adequate consumer protection, operations failed to comply with applicable gaming rules and marketing practices exceeded moderate standards.
Additionally, the regulator concluded that telephone sales of lottery tickets were not conducted under controlled and secure conditions, invalidating the legal basis for commissioning third parties to carry out these activities.
Good to know: All affected organisations hold licences for games serving public benefit purposes in the form of lotteries
These enforcement actions occur amid broader regulatory scrutiny in Sweden’s gambling sector. The Swedish Gambling Authority recently initiated enhanced supervision of multiple gambling operators, requiring information disclosure to evaluate compliance with website transparency requirements.
This supervisory process emerged following a 2025 Swedish National Audit Office report identifying deficiencies in the current oversight system, which found that supervisory efforts have fallen short of standards established during the 2019 gambling market re-regulation.
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