Swedish Gambling Award
The Swedish Gambling Award is now open for entries and it is possible to submit nominations until April 3rd. The entries are selected in May and this year’s winners are chosen during the award ceremony which takes place on 15 June 2023.
Re-regulation
Responsible gambling
Our members
We represent 22 gambling companies in the Swedish gambling industry
Our member companies operate in the gambling sector. All B2C members hold a gambling license issued by the Swedish Gambling Authority. BOS works for a sound gambling market in Sweden, where all gambling companies have equal rights and responsibilities.
Gustaf Hoffstedt
Secretary General BOS
Secretary General for the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling. The Association represents 22 gambling companies that hold EU licences and target Swedish consumers.I have devoted a large share of my professional life to work towards a gambling market with fair conditions for the individual consumer and for the industry as a whole. The introduction of gambling licenses in 2019 was an important milestone.
The ambition now is to uphold the Swedish channelization, i.e. that Swedish gamblers choose licensed gambling companies. If Sweden only wanted, it could be world leading in uniting safe gambling with a flourishing industry that gives back to society.
Member companies
Board members
Founded
Referral response memorandum, Personal data processing within the framework of the Duty of Care according to the Gambling Act
In a memorandum, the Ministry of Finance proposes extended rights for Swedish-licensed gambling companies to keep records of gambling consumers' finances and health under certain specified conditions. This is with the aim of being able to comply to the statutory Duty...
Swedish Regulator sides with BOS, finds Svenska Spel advertising violates the law
Some time ago, BOS filed a complaint with the Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority over Svenska Spel's reoccurring segment on free-to-air channel TV4 where guests play the company’s Keno and scratch card products, noting that the segment should be considered...
BOS op-ed: “Svenska Spel’s betting company must be sold by the state”
BOS op-ed: “Svenska Spel's betting company must be sold by the state” Dagens Nyheter – Sweden’s largest morning paper – today published an op-ed signed Gustaf Hoffstedt, Secretary General of The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling. Hoffstedt is urging the...