Mandalorian (bonus rules) SEK 9M upheld: Allegations, Court Orders and Status

What this case is about

Mål 4728-19 is an appeal by Mandalorian Technologies Limited against Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling authority, decided by the Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (administrative court) on 15 June 2020. The operator contested a warning and a sanction fee of SEK 9,000,000 that the authority imposed on 15 May 2019 (dnr 19SI541).

The authority said the operator repeatedly offered bonuses in breach of the one-bonus rule in chapter 14, section 9 of the Swedish Gambling Act (spellagen).

The operator brought the appeal, so the case is an operator-against-regulator dispute. It belongs to the group of Regulators and Attorneys General in Court because the court reviewed an enforcement decision.

Who is covered

The case concerns one operator, Mandalorian Technologies Limited, and the regulator. It is not a class action and no player is a party.

The ruling matters to licensed operators in Sweden because it applies the bonus restriction to repeated bonus offers. The authority's other court cases are collected under Spelinspektionen Lawsuits.

Is there a payout?

No payout exists in this case for players. The SEK 9,000,000 is a regulatory sanction fee, not compensation, and the record shows no fund, settlement, claim deadline or claim form.

Filing a claim is therefore not possible. Nobody other than the authority and the operator is a party to the order.

What the court decided

The Förvaltningsrätten dismissed the operator's appeal on 15 June 2020 and upheld the SEK 9,000,000 warning and sanction fee. It was one of four bonus judgments that week in which the regulator prevailed.

The judgment is a decided matter. As of 14 November 2026 the record contains no appeal or further order in this case. The sanction fee of SEK 9,000,000 is the amount stated in the authority's decision of 15 May 2019 and upheld by the court.

Other Swedish court cases are collected under Gambling Lawsuits in Sweden.

Why it matters

The ruling shows how the Swedish courts treated the first enforcement wave of 2019. On 1 April 2020 the same court published eight judgments on appealed under-18 betting sanctions: 2 were upheld in full (Betfair SEK 5.5 million, Hillside SEK 10 million), 5 were reduced by about 10% and 1 was downgraded to a remark.

The two largest Swedish gambling penalties, each SEK 100 million, had a different course. The Spooniker sanction of 2020 was reduced to SEK 30 million (final in 2024), and the Svenska Spel sanction of 2024 was annulled by the Förvaltningsrätten on 2 June 2025, with an appeal by the regulator. For the wider pattern, see Enforcement Cases Against Gambling Operators.

Questions people ask

What rule did the Swedish regulator say Mandalorian broke?

Spelinspektionen said the operator repeatedly offered bonuses in breach of the one-bonus rule, chapter 14, section 9 of the Swedish Gambling Act. This is the authority's allegation, which the court upheld on 15 June 2020.

Did the court reduce the SEK 9 million sanction?

No. The Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping dismissed the appeal and upheld the SEK 9,000,000 warning and sanction fee. It was one of four bonus judgments that week in which the regulator prevailed.

Do players receive any of the money?

No. The sanction fee is a regulatory penalty and not compensation to players. The record shows no player claim process in this case.