Casinostugan under-18 betting sanction: Allegations, Court Orders and Status

What this case is about

Casinostugan Ltd mot Spelinspektionen is an appeal decided by Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (the administrative court in Linköping), mål 6235-19. It is one of the Regulators and Attorneys General in Court cases, brought by an operator against the Swedish gambling regulator.

Spelinspektionen, the regulator, issued Casinostugan Ltd a warning and a SEK 3,500,000 sanction fee in 2019 (dnr 19SI997). The reason was offering betting on matches where most participants were under 18, which the regulator treated as a breach of the Gambling Act (spellagen 2018:1138), chapter 8, section 2, point 2, and of licence conditions.

Who is covered

The ruling concerns one operator, Casinostugan Ltd, and the regulator. It was part of the first enforcement wave after the 2019 re-regulation of the Swedish market.

The same court handled other operators' appeals on the same day. The regulator's other court matters are listed under Spelinspektionen Lawsuits.

Is there a payout?

No payout exists in this case for players. The sanction fee is a penalty paid to the state, not a fund for consumers, and the record shows no claim process.

The fee was set at SEK 3,000,000 after the appeal, down from SEK 3,500,000.

What the court decided

On 1 April 2020 the court partly allowed the appeal and set the fee at SEK 3,000,000. That is a reduction of SEK 500,000 against the regulator's SEK 3,500,000.

As of 14 November 2026 the status is judgment, and no later step is recorded.

Why it matters

Casinostugan was one of eight judgments issued on 1 April 2020 on the first under-18 sanctions. Two were upheld in full (Betfair at SEK 5.5 million and Hillside at SEK 10 million), five were reduced by about 10% (Casinostugan, Snabbare, Zecure, ComeOn and Hajper), and one was downgraded to a remark (Bethard).

Courts later reduced the two largest Swedish penalties as well. Spooniker's SEK 100 million sanction was cut to SEK 30 million (final 2024), and Svenska Spel's 2024 sanction was annulled on 2 June 2025, with an appeal by the regulator.

For the wider pattern of operators challenging regulators, see Regulators and Attorneys General in Court.

Questions people ask

How much was Casinostugan fined?

Spelinspektionen imposed SEK 3,500,000. On 1 April 2020 Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping reduced it to SEK 3,000,000 in mål 6235-19.

Why was Casinostugan sanctioned?

Casinostugan offered betting on matches where most participants were under 18. The regulator treated this as a breach of the Gambling Act (spellagen 2018:1138) and the licence conditions.

Did other operators also win reductions?

Of eight judgments on 1 April 2020, two were upheld in full, five were reduced by about 10% and one was downgraded to a remark.