Sweden’s Administrative Court in Linköping has rejected appeals from Betsson Nordic, Snabbare and Spooniker, confirming millions of kronor in penalties issued by the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) over anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings.
The decisions, delivered on 2 July 2026, leave the original sanctions unchanged. Betsson Nordic must pay SEK 6.5 million, Snabbare SEK 5.5 million, while Spooniker faces the largest penalty at SEK 10 million.
The cases focused on whether gambling operators had taken sufficient measures to verify customer funds, particularly when players made large deposits after previous withdrawals. The court ruled that assuming new deposits came from earlier gambling winnings does not qualify as enhanced customer due diligence, even if transactions involved the same bank account.
In Betsson’s case, the investigation examined young customers aged between 20 and 29 who had deposited significant amounts over short periods. Some players deposited hundreds of thousands of kronor, with one case involving SEK 491,950 across several months. Regulators concluded that stronger checks should have been carried out to confirm the origin of the funds.
Snabbare’s appeal involved customers with even larger activity levels, with reviewed deposits ranging from approximately SEK 950,000 to SEK 3.2 million. The operator argued that it had performed numerous manual reviews and reported concerns to Sweden’s Financial Police, but the court still found its AML procedures insufficient.
While the court agreed with Spelinspektionen’s overall assessment and maintained all three fines, it partially disagreed with the regulator regarding the classification of the failures. It determined that Spooniker’s breaches were repeated but did not support the conclusion that Betsson’s and Snabbare’s shortcomings were systematic.
The rulings reinforce Sweden’s strict approach toward gambling compliance, with authorities continuing to demand stronger risk assessments, customer monitoring and source-of-funds controls across the licensed market.