Closure of Land-Based Casinos (2025)
Casino Cosmopol closes and land-based casinos wind down by end 2025
Last verified: 2026-09-24
Following a Riksdag decision, Sweden's land-based casinos closed by 31 December 2025; Svenska Spel closed Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm in April 2025.
Closure of land-based casinos (2025)
Overview
Following a Riksdag decision, all land-based casinos in Sweden had to close by 31 December 2025. Svenska Spel closed its Casino Cosmopol venue in Stockholm in April 2025 and has not operated casino gambling since. Separately, since 1 July 2023 individual licences are no longer issued for state-run slot machines, land-based commercial gambling or gambling aboard ships in international traffic; operators instead register each gambling venue with Spelinspektionen.
The Riksdag-mandated closure deadline and Casino Cosmopol's closure. [1]
Key facts
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Verified
Since 1 July 2023, individual licences are no longer granted for state-run slot machines (värdeautomater), land-based commercial gambling, or gambling aboard ships in international traffic; licence holders instead register their individual gambling venues, and Spelinspektionen assesses each venue's suitability as before.
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Verified
Following a Riksdag decision, land-based casinos in Sweden had to close by 31 December 2025; Svenska Spel closed its Casino Cosmopol venue in Stockholm in April 2025 and since then no longer operates casino gambling.
Sources
- SpelinspektionenPrimary source — Spelinspektionens årsredovisning 2025 — https://www.spelinspektionen.se/globalassets/dokument/spelinspektionens-overgripande/spelinspektionens-arsredovisning-2025.pdf