Type State-owned enterprise Number of employees 2 232 (December, 2013) Website svenskaspel.se Headquarters Visby, Sweden Parent organization Government of Sweden | Industry Gambling Subsidiaries Casino Cosmopol (100%) CEO Lennart Käll (2011–) Founded 1997, Sweden | |
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Svenska Spel ("Swedish Games") is a state-owned company operating in the regulated gambling market in Sweden. The company was founded in 1997 by the merger of the two state companies, Penninglotteriet ("The money lottery") and Tipstjänst ("Tip service"). The headquarters is located in Visby, Sweden. It conducts sales through approximately 6,700 agents, 2,000 restaurants, pubs and bingo halls as well as via the Internet. Through its subsidiary Cosmopol Casino it operates four casinos in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Sundsvall.
Svenska Spel’s mandate is based on protecting the customer. The mandate is to deliver attractive games in a responsible manner. Svenska Spel includes well-known brands, such as Lotto, Triss, Stryktipset, Oddset, Vegas and Casino Cosmopol. Svenska Spel’s vision is that gaming is for everyone’s enjoyment. The company works actively to counter gaming problems through information and concrete tools for customers to allow them to control their gaming habits.
The surplus from the company’s operations is paid directly to the Public Treasury.