- Status
- Judgment entered (judgment)
- As of
- 1 Apr 2020 · read from the court record
- Court
- Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping · Regulatory or administrative court
- Docket
- 6377-19
- Filed
- not on record
- Type
- Operator v. regulator, regulator and attorney general cases
- Money
- SEK 3,500,000 reduced to SEK 3,000,000
- 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 19SI999) issued Zecure Gaming Limited a warning and a SEK 3,500,000 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 partly allowed, fee set at SEK 3,000,000.
What this case is about
Zecure Gaming Limited mot Spelinspektionen, case 6377-19, was decided by the Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (administrative court) on 1 April 2020. The operator appealed a sanction from the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen). It is one of the Regulators and Attorneys General in Court enforcement cases.
In 2019 Spelinspektionen gave Zecure a warning and a sanction fee of SEK 3,500,000. The reason was betting on matches where most participants were under 18, which the Gambling Act (spellagen 2018:1138, chapter 8, section 2, point 2) forbids.
The authority also relied on licence conditions. It was part of the first enforcement wave after Sweden's 2019 re-regulation.
Who is covered
The case concerns one licensed operator, Zecure Gaming Limited, and its Swedish betting offer. It is an operator-against-regulator case, not a class action, and no player is a party.
Other Swedish regulator decisions are listed in Gambling Lawsuits in Sweden.
Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case. The money is a regulatory sanction fee set against the operator, not compensation for players. The record shows no fund, settlement or claim process.
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What the court decided
On 1 April 2020 the court partly allowed Zecure's appeal. It reduced the sanction fee from SEK 3,500,000 to SEK 3,000,000. The same court decided eight related appeals on the same day.
Two sanctions were upheld in full (Betfair SEK 5.5M, Hillside SEK 10M), five were cut by about 10 percent (Casinostugan, Snabbare, Zecure, ComeOn, Hajper), and one (Bethard) was downgraded to a remark.
The record shows no later step as of 14 November 2026. Further decisions by the authority appear under Spelinspektionen Lawsuits.
Why it matters
The day's rulings set the first-instance pattern for Swedish under-18 betting sanctions: the court kept a sanction in seven of the eight cases and trimmed most amounts. Larger Swedish penalties went the same way.
Spooniker's SEK 100M sanction in 2020 was reduced to SEK 30M (final 2024), and Svenska Spel's 2024 sanction was annulled by the court on 2 June 2025, with an appeal by the regulator.
More enforcement cases from regulators in court are in Regulators and Attorneys General in Court: Enforcement Cases Against Gambling Operators.
Questions people ask
How much was Zecure fined?
The authority imposed SEK 3,500,000. The Linköping court reduced it to SEK 3,000,000 on 1 April 2020.
Why was Zecure sanctioned?
It offered betting on matches where most participants were under 18. The authority applied the Gambling Act (2018:1138) chapter 8, section 2, point 2, and the licence conditions.
How did other operators fare that day?
The court upheld the Betfair and Hillside sanctions in full. Five operators including Zecure got about 10 percent off. Bethard's sanction became a remark.
Who is involved
Plaintiffs: Zecure Gaming Limited
| 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 3,500,000 reduced to SEK 3,000,000.
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 6377-19 | domstol.se | primary | 14 Nov 2026 |
Last checked against the sources on 14 Nov 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we correct the record with a dated note.