- Status
- Judgment entered (judgment)
- As of
- 1 Apr 2020 · read from the court record
- Court
- Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping · Regulatory or administrative court
- Docket
- 6041-19
- Filed
- not on record
- Type
- Operator v. regulator, regulator and attorney general cases
- Money
- SEK 10,000,000 upheld
- Payout
- No payout exists as of 14 Nov 2026
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What this case is about
Spelinspektionen on 26 June or 21 August 2019 (dnr 19SI1212) issued Hillside Sports ENC a warning and a SEK 10,000,000 sanction fee for offering betting on matches where most participants were under 18, in the first enforcement wave after the 2019 re-regulation. Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping ruled on 2020-04-01: appeal dismissed, SEK 10,000,000 upheld.
What this case is about
The Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (administrative court) dismissed Hillside Sports ENC's appeal on 1 April 2020 in case 6041-19 and upheld a SEK 10,000,000 sanction fee. Hillside Sports ENC, the bet365 entity in the title, had appealed a decision of the Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.
In 2019 (decision dnr 19SI1212) the regulator issued Hillside a warning and the fee for offering betting on matches where most participants were under 18. It was part of the first enforcement wave after the 2019 re-regulation. The case sits among Regulators and Attorneys General in Court.
Who is covered
The ruling concerns one licensed operator and its regulator. It is not a class action and it covers no players.
It matters to every operator licensed in Sweden, because it applies spellagen (2018:1138) 8 kap. 2 § 2, the rule against betting on events where most participants are under 18, together with the licence conditions. The regulator's other cases are in Spelinspektionen Lawsuits.
Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case. The SEK 10,000,000 is a regulatory sanction fee, a penalty for the operator to pay, not compensation for players.
The record shows no fund, settlement or claim process for consumers. The warning that came with the fee is also a regulatory measure and carries no payment to players.
What the court decided
As of 14 November 2026 the controlling decision is the Linköping judgment of 1 April 2020. The court dismissed the appeal, so the SEK 10,000,000 fee stands as the court upheld it. Further appeal steps are not shown in the record.
The same court issued eight judgments on 1 April 2020 on appealed under-18 betting sanctions from the 2019 wave:
| Outcome | Judgments | Operators |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld in full | 2 | Betfair (SEK 5.5M), Hillside (SEK 10M) |
| Reduced by about 10% | 5 | Casinostugan, Snabbare, Zecure, ComeOn, Hajper |
| Downgraded to a remark | 1 | Bethard |
Why it matters
Hillside's fee was the largest of the two sanctions the court upheld in full that day. The pattern is that Swedish administrative courts mostly confirmed the 2019 sanctions, with about 10% reductions in five cases.
Two much larger Swedish penalties went differently: Spooniker's SEK 100M sanction was reduced to SEK 30M (final 2024), and the Svenska Spel 2024 sanction was annulled by the Förvaltningsrätt on 2 June 2025, with an appeal by the regulator. See Gambling Lawsuits in Sweden for more.
The court published its judgment for case 6041-19 as a press-release PDF, and the regulator lists its decisions on its own website. Both are the primary sources for this page.
Related cases
- Hillside (Sports) ENC och Hillside (Gaming) ENC mot Spelinspektionen: a later Hillside case on duty of care and deposit limits.
Questions people ask
How much was the bet365 sanction in Sweden?
SEK 10,000,000, issued with a warning by Spelinspektionen in 2019. The Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping upheld it in full on 1 April 2020.
What was the violation?
Offering betting on matches where most participants were under 18, under spellagen (2018:1138) 8 kap. 2 §. It was part of the first enforcement wave after the 2019 re-regulation.
Did players receive any money?
No. The fee is a penalty for the operator. The record shows no consumer fund, settlement or claim process.
Who is involved
Plaintiffs: Hillside Sports ENC
| Defendants | Spelinspektionen |
|---|---|
| Claims |
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Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case as of 14 Nov 2026. The court record shows SEK 10,000,000 upheld.
What happens next
No future date is on the record we hold. The case is closed on the record we hold; later appeals or enforcement steps would be added here.
Timeline
1 dated step on record, oldest first. Future dates come from court notices and can move.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2020 | Judgment entered |
Documents and sources
1 primary source (court file, administrator notice, regulator) and 0 secondary. Press is supporting evidence only.
- Court document: domstol.se
- Regulator: spelinspektionen.se
| What it supports | Source | Type | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| judgment 1 April 2020, mål 6041-19 | domstol.se | primary | 14 Nov 2026 |
Related cases
1 case in the record share parties, claims or a settlement with this one.
| Case | Court | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 Sweden duty-of-care penalties SEK 40M and 4M | Kammarrätten i Jönköping | Judgment entered |
Last checked against the sources on 14 Nov 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we correct the record with a dated note.