Swedish Regulator Bans Site Over Unlicensed Gambling Games

An online gambling games website has been banned in Sweden after it was found to be accepting customers from the country without having a relevant licence.

In a statement released on November 5, Spelinspektionen said that Cyprus-registered business CGG Entertainment – the operator of cases.gg – had been signing up Swedish players.

This is despite the fact that the operator had not secured a licence from Spelinspektionen, which is Sweden’s regulatory body for the gambling industry.

As a result, CGG Entertainment is now the subject of a banning order from Spelinspektionen.

What Does Cases.gg Offer?

Cases.gg is a website offering customers the chance to purchase ‘mystery boxes’ as well as buying tickets for various lotteries.

The boxes allow customers to either lose their stake or win a prize, which is deemed to be gambling as a result and in need of a regulatory licence to operate in a certain country.

CGG Entertainment failed to get a Swedish licence before allowing players from the country to sign up and purchase its products.

The investigation carried out by Spelinspektionen also found that the cases.gg site featured a Swedish flag, making it clear the site was aiming to target players from the country.

Spelinspektionen said in a statement: “The Swedish Gambling Authority has banned CGG Entertainment Ltd from providing games in Sweden without the necessary licence. The Swedish Gambling Authority prioritises measures that contribute to gambling taking place at operators that have a Swedish gaming licence.”

A CGG Entertainment statement made in response to the regulatory action 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, Spelinspektionen followed up with another check of cases.gg and found that the site still had Swedish text and references in Swedish.

Spelinspektionen said that this was contravening the country’s gambling law.

Sweden’s regulator has taken enforcement action against the cases.gg operator.

Sweden Continues Clampdown

As is the case with many countries across Europe and further afield, Sweden is taking more action to crack down on illegal and unregulated gambling sites.

Sweden wants the legal and regulated gambling market to have a 90% share of the sector.

According to a report that was released at the start of September 2025, that figure is standing at about 85%, with the result that about 15% of online gambling that is taking place in Sweden at the moment is happening on the illegal black market.

Banning operators such as CGG Entertainment that have been offering gambling games without a licence is therefore one way that Sweden is trying to meet the target laid out.

Yomoly Ltd is another company to have been given a similar punishment after the regulator found that it had been offering unlicensed online gambling to Swedish players.

Bitx Operations, Ryker BV, Altacore NV, and Liquid Entertainment NV – which all have their bases on Curacao – have also all been banned from Sweden by the regulator in recent times.

Sweden has also recently made one of its biggest updates to gambling regulations since the country’s Gambling Act of 2018

It is bringing in new rules for slot machines in properties such as restaurants, which Spelinspektionen says will encourage businesses not to rely as heavily on gaming revenue.