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Fine Tuning Online Casino Monopoly

The Swedish government seems to be circling the question of how much does the state monopoly Svenske Spel have to give up before the country’s online casino gambling legislation is in line with the minimum EU policy requirements? Sweden currently operates an entirely exclusive state-run internet gambling monopoly, and despite years of requests from the European Commission to end the monopoly, the Swedish government asserts refused to comply. But with the threat of facing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) becomes inevitable, the Swedish government and operators of the Svenske Spel online casinos and betting sites may privatize some aspects of the company.

The Swedish newspaper, Local.se has reported that Svenske Spel is considering privatizing some of the company’s assets – specifically the forms of online casino gambling that are less addictive and therefore pose less threat to Swedish gamblers. Some industry analysts speculate that Svenske Spel is considering selling off parts of the company as a strategy to delay facing the ECJ. Over the past several months many of the nations operating online casino monopolies, but the Swedish government’s refusal to even negotiate with the Commission put Sweden as a prime target for further and imminent ECJ action.

The privatization reports are largely unconfirmed at this point and there is no indication as to whether this is merely a proposed plan, and a strategy already in the process of implementation. Either way, the fact that the Swedish government and Svenske Spel are making some efforts toward ending the monopoly is a positive step toward the nation allowing foreign online casinos regulated access to the Swedish gambling market.