{"id":2657,"date":"2025-04-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:47:13","slug":"sweden-bans-retail-casinos-starting-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/sweden-bans-retail-casinos-starting-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden Bans Retail Casinos Starting January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Sweden Bans Retail Casinos Starting January 2026<\/a> appeared first on Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sweden\u2019s parliament has backed the move to terminate land-based casino gaming in the country.<\/p>\n

The majority in the Riksdag carried the vote through<\/a>, which means the days of Sweden\u2019s last state-owned casino in Stockholm are numbered. The parliament vote confirmed the law will take effect from January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

The Riksdag stated retail casinos in Sweden \u201cno longer serve their purpose,\u201d citing profitability issues and dwindling visitors to Casino Cosmopol.<\/p>\n

State-owned Svenska Spel Sport & Casino holds the monopoly for Sweden\u2019s retail casinos and operates Casino Cosmopol under state mandate.<\/p>\n

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emotionally tough because it means that an era will end\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Svenska Spel Casino Cosmopol CEO Ola Enquist said the state\u2019s retail arm agreed with the government\u2019s reasons for the directive, but stated: \u201c\u2026.it is of course emotionally tough because it means that an era will end when the casino in Stockholm eventually closes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus right now is to support our employees and at the same time stay open and continue to take care of our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opposition to the shuttering of the vertical came from market regulator Spelinspektionen, which has claimed before that the move could prompt a rise in illegal gambling.<\/p>\n

While Spelinspektionen has yet to respond to the Riksdag\u2019s\u00a0announcement, it added it would need additional funding to brace for the expected rise in unregulated brick-and-mortar gambling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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