What the court decided
On 14 October 2026 the Kammarrätten (administrative court of appeal) upheld Spelinspektionen's 2023 decision against the two Hillside entities that run bet365 in Sweden. The court found serious violations of the duty of care and deposit-limit requirements between January 2019 and April 2022: customers could choose a "no limit" deposit option, with only a hidden technical ceiling of SEK 500 million behind it.
The court agreed that a warning plus sanction fees of SEK 40 million (Hillside Sports) and SEK 4 million (Hillside Gaming) was proportionate, and rejected the companies' appeals. The regulator had considered revoking the licences but limited the measure because the companies corrected the problem during the audit.
What this means for the register
bet365's Swedish licences remain active. IRLG's Swedish records are unchanged; this was a financial penalty and warning, not a licence action.
Sources
- bet365 avoids Swedish licence suspension despite court loss — Casinos.com, 16 October 2026
- bet365 hit with hefty fine in Sweden, avoids licence revocation — GamblingNews, 16 October 2026