Official language: Swedish
Population: 9,234,209
Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)
Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 10.1715 SEK
1 GBP = 11.0612 SEK
1 USD = 6.7864 SEK
Casinos in Sweden
There are only four casinos in Sweden. This is because all gambling in the country is currently controlled by a state monopoly known as Svenska Spel. The Swedish government has only authorized Svenska Spel to open a total of 6 casinos in the country, and plans are in the works to build the other two. The first Swedish casino, known as Casino Cosmopol, opened in Sundsvall in 2001. The other three casinos in Sweden can be found in Gothenburg, Malmö, and Stockholm.
Sweden also has game machines in addition to large casinos. These were introduced in 1996. The machines are known as Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs), and are owned and operated by Svenska Spel. There are two types of machines – Jack Vegas and Miss Vegas. Jack Vegas machines are the oldest, and can be found mostly in bars and restaurants. Miss Vegas VLTs have been around since 1999, and are found exclusively in bingo halls. There are around 6000 VLTs in Sweden.
Online Casinos in Sweden
There are no Swedish internet casinos to be found online. The Svenska Spel monopoly on land-based gambling extends somewhat loosely to the internet as well. Since late 2008 the Swedish government has been considering making Svenska Spel's monopoly on online gambling in Sweden more official, and might even go so far as to block IPs of foreign casinos and take other measures to prevent players in Sweden from accessing them.
Today the laws are still unclear and internet gambling in Sweden is not well regulated. While Svneska Spel offers online bingo, poker, lottery, and sports betting, they have no internet casino. Players who are looking for a Swedish online casino must look overseas. Large, international sites sometimes offer Swedish-language pages which allow players to enjoy casino games in their own language, but most operate in English. Until EU pressure forces Sweden to dissolve the Svenska Spel monopoly, this is the best that Swedish players can do.
There are 112 Swedish online casinos that offer gameplay in English or Swedish and accept wagers in Euro
