Key points:
- The Swedish Court of Appeal has rejected the Swedish Gambling Authority’s appeal against Zimpler, confirming that the regulator lacked legal grounds for its injunction
- The case stemmed from a 2023 order requiring Zimpler to stop providing BankID services to unlicensed gambling operators
The Swedish Court of Appeal has ruled against the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) in its case against fintech payment provider Zimpler, dismissing the regulator’s appeal and reaffirming a previous decision by the Administrative Court.
The dispute began in July 2023 when the Swedish Gambling Authority issued an injunction ordering Zimpler to cease providing payment services containing BankID to gambling operators that do not hold a Swedish licence.
The authority claimed that such services enabled unlicensed gambling, undermining Sweden’s regulated market.
Zimpler appealed the decision to the Administrative Court, which ruled in May 2024 that the Swedish Gambling Authority lacked legal grounds for the injunction and overturned the order.
The regulator subsequently took the case to the Court of Appeal, which on 7 February 2025 upheld the Administrative Court’s decision and rejected the appeal.
The ruling confirms that the Swedish Gambling Authority did not have the authority to impose the original order in its given form.
This legal victory comes after Zimpler had already taken proactive steps to address regulatory concerns; in May 2023, the company announced plans to terminate business relationships with gambling operators lacking Swedish licences.
