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Spelinspektionen Bans Offshore Operator, Announces Industry Seminar
Set to take place on March 11, the seminar will see industry stakeholders discuss the Swedish gaming market and its future

The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) announced that it has banned yet another unlicensed gambling operator. This came a few days after the authority announced an upcoming industry seminar.
The Operator Offered Gambling Illegally
The Spelinspektionen announced that it has issued a ban against Goodwin NV, a Curaçao-based operator under license number OGL/2024/758/0228. Despite sporting a license in the Dutch Caribbean island, Goodwin lacked the necessary permission to operate in Sweden.
The Spelinspektionen understood that the operator’s immerion.com brand was nevertheless available to Swedish customers. To confirm that, the authority carried out a “test purchase” and understood the following things:
- The operator’s website featured information in Swedish
- The site had a FAQ section in Swedish
- Goodwin had agreements with affiliate websites that targeted Swedish consumers
- Swedish players were not prevented from creating accounts and playing with the site
As a result, the Spelinspektionen had sufficient reasons to claim that Goodwin’s immerion.com brand unlawfully targeted players in Sweden.
The Spelinspektionen reiterated that only licensed gambling companies can legally offer products in Sweden and reminded offshore operators that they risk bans and penalties.
Spelinspektionen Announces Industry Seminar
Four days ago, the Spelinspektionen unveiled an upcoming industry seminar in Stockholm. Set to take place on March 11, the seminar will see industry stakeholders discuss the Swedish gaming market and its future.
The Spelinspektionen’s director general Camilla Rosenberg is set to speak at the seminar, weighing in on the state of the gambling industry.
Illegal gambling is set to be one of the main topics of the seminar. The Spelinspektionen announced that it will deliver a report on the situation and host a panel discussion with representatives of the legal industry. Speakers, meanwhile, will comment on the promotion of offshore sites by gambling influencers and how that can be countered.
Speaking of influencers and internet celebrities, the Spelinspektionen will join forces with the Public Health Authority, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Association of Gambling Addiction to comment on gambling harm prevention with a special focus on younger players.
Gambling CEOs, on the other hand, will discuss the industry’s positives and share their forecasts about gambling’s favorable impact on the economy.
Participating in the seminar would cost SEK 1,000 for in-person visitors and SEK 500 for those who want to participate digitally. Interested parties should register by February 28.
Spelinspektionen Rejected Self-Exclusion Data Breach Rumors
In other news, the Spelinspektionen recently rejected claims about leaked data from the country’s self-exclusion scheme. This followed an earlier report by the P1 documentary Kasinoläkkan, which mentioned an alleged data breach of Spelpaus, Sweden’s national self-exclusion register.
While the Spelinspektionen firmly rejected the data breach, it did admit that there are certain issues with the self-exclusion scheme. The regulator pointed out that self-excluded players have still been targeted by offshore companies without a license.
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