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Svenska Spel

Logo: Svenska Spel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Swedish gambling company

Svenska Spel (lit. 'Swedish games') is a state-owned company operating in the regulated gambling market in Sweden. For many years, the company was the only one permitted to offer online gambling to people in Sweden, whether it be casino games, sports betting, or other types of games. All profits from the company's activities are paid directly to the State Treasury of Sweden.2 It is part of Government Offices of Sweden.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1997Founded1
  • Industrygambling industry1
  • HeadquartersVisby1
  • Websitewww.svenskaspel.se
  • Legal formaktiebolag1
  • LEI549300GNRIY961Y755833
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressNorra Hansegatan 17, 621 39 Visby, Sweden3
  • Registered withSwedish Companies Registration Office, 556460-18123

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Svenska spel i Visby
Photo: Artifex, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons6

Svenska Spel (lit. 'Swedish games') is a state-owned company operating in the regulated gambling market in Sweden. For many years, the company was the only one permitted to offer online gambling to people in Sweden, whether it be casino games, sports betting, or other types of games.2

Corporate structure

Svenska Spel sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was founded on 1 January 1997 by the merger of the two state companies, Penninglotteriet (lit. 'The money lottery') and Tipstjänst (lit. 'Betting service'). The headquarters is located in Visby, Sweden.

Tipstjänst was founded in 1934, and later nationalized in 1943. Erik Bergqvist and two other founders owned the only private shares in the company until a reorganization in the 1970s. By the 25th anniversary of Tipstjänst in 1959, the company had taken bets totalling SEK 1.8 billion (equivalent to SEK 27.15 billion in 2023).

On January 1, 2019, Sweden brought in new laws that ended the state-run online gambling company's monopoly and opened the market to private operators.

Starting from 2 November 2020, Erika Svanström became the new head of public affairs of Svenska Spel. Since April 2019, she has been an independent advisor on public affairs questions at the company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Svenska Spel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Government Offices of Sweden

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1997Founded Founded1

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