Spelinspektionen Bans Mystery Box Operator CGG Entertainment

The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, announced that it has banned yet another gambling operator for offering gaming without a license. The company on the chopping block this time was CGG Entertainment Ltd, according to the regulator’s official announcement.

The Operator Offered Mystery Boxes to Swedish Players

On November 5, the Spelinspektionen announced that it has barred CGG Entertainment Ltd from providing gambling in the country. This decision came after the authority learned that CGG Entertainment had been targeting the local market via its cases.gg site.

The Spelinspektionen understood that cases.gg was a lottery site where customers could play for a shot at winning a variety of luxury items, such as expensive vehicles, shoes and jewelry. The regulator elaborated that the site employed a “mystery box” format where winning players could win random prizes. Losing players, on the other hand, lost their stake.

According to the Spelinspektionen, cases.gg was available in the Swedish language and was marketed to local players.

The Operator Continued to Target Sweden

The Swedish regulator understood that cases.gg was headquartered in Cyprus and had no official gaming license in any regulated jurisdiction. As a result, the Spelinspektionen warned CGG Entertainment, asking it to stop targeting local players.

CGG Entertainment had initially agreed with the authority’s observations and vowed to comply. However, a subsequent investigation discovered that the website was still available in Swedish and, to top it all off, contained advice on circumventing local restrictions via VPN.

As a result of the aforementioned violations, the Spelinspektionen opted to prohibit the company from offering gaming in Sweden.

Spelinspektionen to Supervise Svenska Spel

In other news, the Spelinspektionen recently embarked on a mission to supervise state-owned operator Svenska Spel’s land-based properties.

This came following several disciplinary actions that the Spelinspektionen had taken towards Svenska Spel over the past months due to reported violations.