The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) has fined Spribe SEK5,000 (£407) and handed the crash game giant a warning after its games appeared on unlicensed sites in Sweden.
In a ruling dated 26 February, the SGA said it started to investigate a series of illegal operators targeting Sweden in November 2025.
During the investigation, the regulator established that Spribe games were available with “several” of the offending operators.
The SGA asked Spribe to provided clarity and comment on the findings, with the supplier engaging with the authority on 1 December.
Spribe said it had taken “corrective action” to prevent its content appearing on black market sites.
The report read: “The company [Spribe] stated that they [were serious] about the situation that had arisen and gave this matter a high priority.”
Spribe noted that two of the illegal sites were blocked for access from Swedish IP addresses and on two other sites it took its games down immediately.
The supplier also established one of the illegal sites was violating Spribe’s IP rights by not using a verified version of its game.
Spribe explained that its deals with aggregator platforms had seen content pushed onto black market sites
The report continued: “Spribe also stated they do not knowingly or intentionally manufacture, supply, install or modify gaming software to anyone who lacks the necessary licence in Sweden.
“If their games are available in unlicensed markets, this is either a breach of contract by a partner in the distribution chain or a result of unauthorised intellectual property infringement.”
Spribe holds a Swedish B2B licence after being approved for the permit in July 2023. The licence is due to expire in 2028.
Despite Spribe’s reasoning, the SGA ruled the supplier had violated part of the country’s Gambling Act in being a licensed B2B provider having its games on an unlicensed site.
The SGA said: “It is the party holding the permit who is responsible for ensuring the gaming software is not provided to operators without the necessary licence.
“This applies regardless of whether an agreement has been signed with another party or, as Spribe has alleged, the gaming software has been distributed in several stages via a network of aggregators.”
The SGA did highlight Spribe’s engagement with the issue, prompt corrective action and overall cooperation throughout the process.
However, a warning and SEK5,000 fine – the minimum penalty – was handed down.
The SGA’s ruling comes after the Gambling Commission suspended Spribe’s UK licence in October last year.
The British regulator said “serious non-compliance with the hosting requirements” had resulted in the Aviator parent company’s licence being suspended.
The gambling software permit remains suspended at the time of writing. Spribe has since applied for a game host (casino) licence, which is still pending.
EGR has contacted Spribe for comment.
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