Sweden’s Social Democrats say they want to call the gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, to Parliament’s Culture Committee after SVT reported that complaints involving Casinodaddy had been set aside. The request turns a reported enforcement gap into a direct parliamentary question: why has the regulator not acted on those complaints, and what legal limits does it say it faces?
SVT reports that Casinodaddy earns millions from marketing unlicensed online casinos. Björn Wiechel, the Social Democrats’ group leader on the Culture Committee, told SVT that he wants the authority to explain what enables the aggressive marketing described in the investigation.
The hearing has not been scheduled, and no acceptance by Spelinspektionen has been reported. Still, the proposed committee scrutiny matters because it can require the regulator to account publicly for its treatment of complaints and its reading of the law. It cannot decide whether Casinodaddy breached Sweden’s Gambling Act or replace a formal supervisory investigation.
The dispute also exposes a policy gap above the regulator. A government inquiry proposed in September 2025 that online gambling should be treated as supplied in Sweden when people in Sweden can participate. SVT reports that Spelinspektionen and the trade body BOS welcomed the proposal, while the government has not decided on it; the finance markets minister’s press office said any amendment would be a matter for the next government.
That leaves Wiechel’s proposed hearing with a focused task. Spelinspektionen should explain how it handles the complaints reported by SVT, which legal obstacles it considers relevant, and how the pending proposal would affect its remit. Parliamentary scrutiny cannot resolve the enforcement issue by itself, but it can force the responsibility chain into public view.
Sources
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10