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

What this case is about

Hajper Ltd mot Spelinspektionen, case 7728-19, is an appeal decided by Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (the administrative court in Linköping, Sweden). The operator challenged a 2019 decision (dnr 19SI996) by the Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen.

The authority had issued a warning and a SEK 4,500,000 sanction fee for offering betting on matches where most participants were under 18, under spellagen (2018:1138) 8 kap. 2 § 2 and the licence conditions. The case is one of the Regulators and Attorneys General in Court on the site.

Who is covered

The case concerns one operator, Hajper Ltd, and the regulator. It belongs to the first enforcement wave after Sweden's 2019 re-regulation.

Players are not parties. The judgment decides the sanction for this licence holder only. For other Swedish cases, see Gambling Lawsuits in Sweden.

Is there a payout?

No payout exists in this case. The money at issue was a regulatory sanction fee, not a fund for players, and there is no claim process or deadline.

The fee was reduced from SEK 4,500,000 to SEK 4,000,000, a cut of SEK 500,000. No part of it is recorded as going to players.

What the court decided

On 1 April 2020 the Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping partly allowed the appeal. This is a decided matter, and the status is judgment as of 14 November 2026.

The court set the sanction fee at SEK 4,000,000, down from the SEK 4,500,000 the authority had imposed. The warning and the finding that the betting breached the under-18 rule are not recorded as overturned.

For the regulator's other cases, see Spelinspektionen Lawsuits.

Why it matters

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

Hajper's reduction, from SEK 4,500,000 to SEK 4,000,000, falls in the middle group. The court kept the sanction in principle and trimmed the amount.

Questions people ask

How much was Hajper fined after the ruling?

The Linköping court set the sanction fee at SEK 4,000,000 on 1 April 2020, down from SEK 4,500,000.

Why was Hajper sanctioned?

The authority said it offered betting on matches where most participants were under 18, which spellagen (2018:1138) 8 kap. 2 § 2 covers. Those are the regulator's allegations, and the court partly allowed the appeal only on the amount.

Can players claim anything?

No. This is a regulatory sanction, and no payout or claim process exists in this case.