Internet cafes or similar offering computer games may in future have to pay a fee to the Gaming Board.
2007, the Supreme Administrative Court, namely a judgment “operations with programmed computers for gaming, such as connected in the so-called LAN environment or the Internet and addressed to the public, are considered to be licensable activities” . Operations are subject to the Act (1982:636) concerning certain organization of gaming machines.
“Since the amendment of § 4 slot Ordinance (2004:1062) in October 2012, the company (internet cafes and the like), which organizes games on computers that are programmed to play and are paired in so-called LAN environment or the Internet to seek authorization from the Gaming Board. Application fee depends on the number of slot machines. Besides application fee will also be a fee for the inspection and control “, writes the Gaming Board on its website.
The first Swedish company that paid the fee for computer gaming is Inferno Online in Stockholm. As in an interview with IDG says that they almost had to go with the Gaming Board’s requirements.
“They trudged in here and said we needed a permit, otherwise there would be a police matter and fines and all sorts of” , said Erik de Basso Accounting Manager at Inferno Online
“After much discussion, we felt that there was no choice., we’ve not afford to close the place” .
Inferno Online is currently the only company that had to pay, but the Gaming Board writes on his website that supervision will be expanded in the future.
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