Spelinspektionen Issues Ban on CGG Entertainment Ltd Over Unlicensed Gambling in Sweden

The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, has officially prohibited CGG Entertainment Ltd from offering games in Sweden after determining that the company was targeting Swedish players without the required licence.

CGG Entertainment Ltd, a Cyprus-registered company operating the website cases.gg, allows users to participate in lotteries for goods and purchase so-called ‘mystery boxes,’ where players risk their stake for a chance to win a prize. According to Spelinspektionen’s investigation, these gaming activities were being made available to Swedish consumers illicitly.

During the course of the inquiry, the regulator found that cases.gg displayed clear indicators of being directed toward the Swedish market. When accessed from a Swedish IP address, the site reportedly featured Swedish-language text and even displayed the Swedish flag. These findings were deemed sufficient for Spelinspektionen to take decisive action and issue an outright ban on CGG Entertainment Ltd’s operations within Sweden.

In response to the regulator’s decision, CGG Entertainment released a statement asserting its intention to comply with Swedish law. The company said: “The company states that they intend to comply with Swedish legislation and has as a measure blocked all Swedish users from the platform, as well as card payments from Sweden.”

However, subsequent inspections conducted by Spelinspektionen revealed that despite this declaration, cases.gg continued to display Swedish text and references, which remained in violation of Sweden’s gambling regulations.

The Swedish government has been engaged in a determined effort to boost the country’s channelisation rate—the proportion of gambling that occurs within the legal and regulated market—to 90%. A report published in early September 2025 estimated that the figure currently stands at approximately 85%, suggesting that around 15% of online gambling activity still occurs within the unregulated, or “black,” market.

This shortfall has sparked ongoing discussions between industry representatives and government bodies about the most effective strategies to further increase Sweden’s channelisation rate and ensure compliance across the online gambling sector. 

By fLEXI tEAM