The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen banned Immortal Snail LLC from offering gambling in Sweden on 28 October 2026. The order took effect immediately. The company runs the Duel.com platform, which, according to the regulator, continues to serve Swedish players without a local licence.
The inspection found a Swedish-language interface, Swedish kronor (SEK) in payment settings and Swedish-language advertising available to users in Sweden. The regulator found no evidence that Swedish users were barred from registering and opening accounts.
The company objected. It argued that Swedish is an international language, that Sweden can be blocked by IP address, and that it cannot control which currency players choose. It did not intend to remove Swedish from the site.
A repeat check on 28 October showed that no IP block had been introduced. The site still displayed Swedish and SEK to players logging in from Sweden. Duel.com's Swedish-language marketing also continued.
Swedish gambling law requires a Swedish licence for games aimed at the Swedish market: spel, riktat mot Sverige utan licens enligt spellagen, is illegal. Duel.com operates under a licence issued in Anjouan (Comoros), but it does not hold a Swedish licence.
The case shows that a declared but unimplemented IP block did not stop the regulator from issuing the ban. The regulator relied on a combination of signals: language, currency, marketing and access for Swedish users.
This is not the first decision of its kind this year. On 14 September 2026 Spelinspektionen banned those responsible for stakes.com from offering games in Sweden, and on 28 October, the same day as Immortal Snail, Lufilight Ltd received a similar ban.
The operator said it did not plan to remove Swedish from the site, so the gap between its position and the regulator's demand remains the key question for the market.
