888poker in Sweden — licensed by Spelinspektionen

888poker is the partner room we list for Sweden, and the reason is a matter of public record rather than preference: 888 Sweden Limited appears in Spelinspektionen's licence and permit directory, which was read for this page on 7 October 2026. A Swedish licence is what separates a site whose winnings are tax-free for you from one whose are not.

Is 888poker licensed in Sweden?

Yes. Spelinspektionen maintains a public licence and permit directory, and **888 Sweden Limited** is listed in it. That register is the thing to check before depositing anywhere, and it is the only check that settles the question — not a logo, not a review, and not a claim on the site itself.

Because 888 operates separate, locally licensed sites per country, Swedish players belong on the Swedish site rather than the international one. The two are different operations with different licences and different terms.

What a Swedish licence means for you

The practical consequences run in your favour and they are not marketing points, they are law:

Winnings from a Spelinspektionen-licensed operator are not taxable income in Sweden. Winnings from an unlicensed operator are treated as foreign-source income and taxed. For a winning player this is the single largest financial difference between two otherwise similar sites.

The operator carries a statutory duty of care, which obliges it to monitor patterns of play and to help players limit their gambling.

You are covered by **Spelpaus**, the regulator's central self-exclusion register. One registration there excludes you from all gambling at every licensed operator in Sweden at once, and a licensed operator cannot market to you afterwards. An unlicensed site is outside that system entirely.

Swedish rules also limit bonuses and require that marketing be moderate, which is why a licensed Swedish site will look less promotional than the same brand does elsewhere. Read the terms attached to any offer before taking it; we do not reproduce bonus terms here because they change and the operator's own page is the only reliable statement of them.

Signing up

The minimum age is 18. Registration involves identity verification, commonly through BankID, and that verification is a licence condition rather than an obstacle the operator has chosen to put in your way. Deposit limits and self-assessment prompts are part of the same regime.

Live poker is a separate question

If you are looking for a table rather than a screen, Sweden has very little to offer: the state casino chain is permanently closed and only two addresses hold a land-based card-game licence, both restricted to tournaments. Our Sweden page sets out the detail.

All legal points here are general information, not legal advice, and the position can change. Play for entertainment and within limits you set in advance.